Decentralized Production in West Bengal

West Bengal has a long tradition of successful
small-scale and informally organized enterprises. The
closure of many public-sector units and consequent
fall in organized sector employment necessitates the
emergence of informal sector as the potential of
employment generating sector in West Bengal.

This book studies garment making and small
engineering goods manufacturing informal industries
of West Bengal. There is a big market potential of
these industries. Moreover they are providing
employment to a large number of people living within
the geographical boundary of the clusters in which
they are situated. The Liberalisation Policy of 1990
necessitated the industries to garner competitive
strength in order to sustain them and to provide
employment in a sustainable way.

Drawing important lessons from
decentralized production in West Bengal, this book
will be essential for scholars in the field of
decentralized production, policy makers as well
students of Economics.

Autorentext

. Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Calcutta;. Reader at the Department of Economics, Vivekananda College,Thakurpukur, under the University of Calcutta.

Klappentext

West Bengal has a long tradition of successfulsmall-scale and informally organized enterprises. Theclosure of many public-sector units and consequentfall in organized sector employment necessitates theemergence of informal sector as the potential ofemployment generating sector in West Bengal.This book studies garment making and smallengineering goods manufacturing informal industriesof West Bengal. There is a big market potential ofthese industries. Moreover they are providingemployment to a large number of people living withinthe geographical boundary of the clusters in whichthey are situated. The Liberalisation Policy of 1990necessitated the industries to garner competitivestrength in order to sustain them and to provideemployment in a sustainable way. Drawing important lessons fromdecentralized production in West Bengal, this bookwill be essential for scholars in the field ofdecentralized production, policy makers as wellstudents of Economics.