Description: Specialization, Diversity, and Indian Manufacturing Growth

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Specialization, Diversity, and Indian Manufacturing Growth

This paper examines the specialization and diversity of manufacturing industries within Indian districts. Prior to India's recent economic growth and liberalization, specialization levels in 1989 were substantially higher than similar metrics...

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Main Authors:	Ghani, Ejaz, Kerr, William R., Tewari, Ishani
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:	ACCOUNTING ALLOCATION ALTERNATIVE APPROACH BENCHMARK BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT BUSINESS SERVICES BUSINESSES CLASSIFICATION CONFIDENTIALITY DESCRIPTION DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC ANALYSIS ECONOMIC CONDITIONS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC LIBERALIZATION ECONOMICS ELECTRICITY EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT GROWTH EQUIPMENT EQUIPMENTS EXTERNALITIES FEMALE LABOR FEMALE LABOR FORCE FOREIGN TRADE GOVERNMENT POLICY HIGH LEVELS INCOME INDICES INDUSTRIAL BASE INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT INDUSTRIAL EMPLOYMENT INNOVATION INSTITUTION LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION LABOR MARKETS LITERACY LITERACY RATE LITERACY RATES MANUFACTURING MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY MARGINAL PRODUCTIVITY MATERIAL MISSING VALUES OPEN ACCESS ORDERING PAPER DOCUMENTS POLITICAL ECONOMY POPULATION DENSITY PRODUCTIVITY PUBLISHING RADIO RESEARCHERS RESULT RESULTS SPECIALIZATION TELEVISION TIME PERIOD TRADE-OFF USES
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/10/18369708/specialization-diversity-indian-manufacturing-growth http://hdl.handle.net/10986/16863

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Summary:	This paper examines the specialization and diversity of manufacturing industries within Indian districts. Prior to India's recent economic growth and liberalization, specialization levels in 1989 were substantially higher than similar metrics calculated for the United States. From 1989 to 2010, average specialization levels for Indian districts declined to a level that is now quite comparable to the United States. Diversity levels similarly increased. Specialization and diversity levels in India are becoming more persistent with time. Manufacturing plants display higher productivity in districts that display both properties. From 1989 to 2010, manufacturing employment growth was higher in districts that were more specialized at the start of the period.