Growth Performance

Biswa Swarup Misra

Chapter 2 in Regional Growth Dynamics in India in the Post-Economic Reform Period, 2007, pp 13-53 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract At the time of Independence, the initial conditions for economic development across India varied significantly. This was mostly due to historical reasons. Prior to Independence, only about 30 per cent of the territories of the present-day India were directly governed by the British Crown. The rest of India comprised independent princely or native states, which were ruled by princes and chiefs.1 In all, there were 652 such big and small princely and native states. With such a large number of heterogeneous entities in its fold, the political unity of India was a concern at the time of Independence. Disparity leads to dissension and as such, for India to hold together as a nation and develop as a mature democracy, it was a political necessity to work for balanced regional development. Seen from another angle, the provinces under direct British rule had better exposure and access to modern practices in trade, industry, communication, technology and above all education compared to the large number of independent princely states. If India with such a large number of heterogeneous entities aspired to develop as a ‘nation’, it had to embark on a policy of balanced regional development.

Keywords: Growth Performance; Primary Sector; Tertiary Sector; Secondary Sector; Social Development Index (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2007
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DOI: 10.1057/9780230206304_2

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