Urban Informal Manufacturing Sector in Orissa - A Case Study of Cuttack City

Panda, Bhagirathi

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“…10000, (iv) despite low income levels, informal enterprises account for a substantial part of aggregate savings of the urban economy, (v) this sector faces constraints of finance and marketing, (vi) despite all these, the future of the urban IS is bright in India because of its very favorable capital output ratio and labour intensive nature. Panda (1998) studied about Informal Manufacturing sector (IMS) in class-I town of Cuttack in Orissa and throws considerable light on issues of structure and productivity, size and growth, socio-economic profile and linkages in respect of the urban IMS. The main findings of his study are: (i) the fixed capital required to create a job in the IMS is 11 times less than that of the FS.…”

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A Thematic Literature Review on the Concept of Informal Sector

Changkery

2014

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The informal sector has slowly come to gain recognition in the literature of development since the term was first applied by Keith hart. The present study has attempted to review the concept and the different connotations that informal sector has come to possess with the passage of time. Apart from the concept and definitions, the study has looked into the bearings that this sector has on employment, earnings, productivity and migration. Though the sector is often classified as marginalized and carried out on the sidelines of the economy, its potential for growth and contribution for sustaining livelihoods has confirmed its legitimacy as a viable sector of the economy.

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Section: Structure and Operationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

A Thematic Literature Review on the Concept of Informal Sector

Changkery

2014

JGE

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Urban Informal Manufacturing Sector in Orissa - A Case Study of Cuttack City

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A Thematic Literature Review on the Concept of Informal Sector

A Thematic Literature Review on the Concept of Informal Sector

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