Labour and Capital Use in Indian Manufacturing - Structural Aspects

This book strengthens our understanding of the Indian manufacturing. It argues that structural transformation should be guided by the given factor endowments.

List of contents

List of figures x
List of tables xii
Foreword xiv
Preface xvi
1 Structural transformation and Indian manufacturing 1
2 Analytical approach and database 16
3 Labour use as a factor of production: Accounting for indirect use 29
4 Capital use in production: Recognising the indirect effects 58
5 Relative use of capital and labour as factors of production 84
6 Structural patterns of factor endowments 96
7 Structural relationships of factor endowments 119
8 Key findings and policy implications 137
Annex 1 Details of the input-output model 145
Annex 2 Worker categories in unorganised manufacturing 155
Annex 3 Industry-level endowments of the factors of production 157

About the author

Anjali Tandon is Associate Professor at the Institute for Studies in Industrial Development, New Delhi. Her research focuses on energy, international trade, and industry in a multisectoral framework. Her long experience in consulting projects and publications ranges across energy economy, export diversification, FTAs, agriculture subsidies, and allocative efficiency. Her applied work majorly involves input-output analysis and CGE modelling. Her earlier co-authored book Measuring Structural Change and Energy Use in Indian Economy was published in 2019.

Summary

This book strengthens our understanding of the Indian manufacturing. It argues that structural transformation should be guided by the given factor endowments.

Product details

• Authors: Anjali Tandon
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 17.11.2023
• EAN: 9781032291772
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3229177-2
• No. of pages: 178
• Series: Sustainable Industrial Development
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Economics; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Manufacturing, India, Labour / income economics, Labour Economics, Manufacturing industries, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Labor / General