About the Book
As transpires from writings of Simon Kuznets, social capability plays a pivotal role in accelerated development of Less Developed Countries (LDCs). In its pursuance, the present study based on this novel theme endeavours primarily to assess and analyse the relative contribution of social capability to rural industrialisation in the reorganised State of Uttar Pradesh. The study comes out with so many findings of crucial importance and only few ones strategically more meaningful are taken here for special through the To begin with, it si seen that UP's economy is passing through the phase of pre-mature tertiarisation and growth of income originating from the manufacturing sector shows sluggishness. Inspite there has been a tendency of fast growting consumerism predominantly biased to major industry groups of food products, readymade garments, wood works, leather goods and metal products. About Author : R.T.Tewari, a postgraduate and Ph.D. in Economics from Lucknow University has been working as an Honorary Director, ICDR Lucknow since his supernnuation from the position of Advisor, Economic Planning, Govenment of Uttar pradesh in 1995. Besides holding key positions in State Planning Institute, Lucknow, Dr. Tiwari has also served as Senior fellow in GIDS, Lucknow during 1980-88. His areas of interest include regional planning, infrastructure, human resource development and rural industrialisation. He is hobbyist of guiding researches in development economics.Rachna Mujoo is one of the Senior faculty in the Department of Applied Economics, Lucknow University. A post-graduate of Lucknow University and a Ph.D. in Economics of Kanpur University, Ms. Mujoo has already devoted nearly one and half decades time to teaching under/post-graduate students and researching certain selected areas of development economics particular infrastructure, human resource development and rural industrialisation, besides contributing research papers to reputed journals of India. Her earlier books are: 'Technological Change and Industrial Development: Indian Experiences' and 'Uttaranchal: Infrastructure and Economic Development in joint authorship. Contents : PrefaceAcknowlegementsList of Tales and AppendicesGlossaryIntroductionDefinitions of Concepts: Social Capability, Human Capability, Infrastructure and Rural IndustrialisationStatus of Manufacturing Industrias in U.P. with Special Reference to SSIs: A Disaggregative AnalysisSocial Capability, Human Development and Infrastructure: Availability, Gaps and PrioritisationRural Industrialisation and its Relationship with Selected IndicatorsFactors Contriuting to Rural Industrialisation: A Functional AnalysisProfiles of Samle Entrepreneurs and their Smal Scale Industries (SSIs)Performance of Small Scale Industries (SSIs) and Khadi and Villae Industries (KVIs): Field ExperiencsMajor FindingsAppendicesSelect BibliographyIndex
