Future Directions of Industriansation in West Bengal

Economic planning in most developing countries attains crucial dimensions since their economies are plagued by conditions of employment, poverty and creeping stagnation in almost all fronts. With such a situation at the backdrop the present paper attempts to provide a pragmatic approach for economic planning in a typical developing economy, West Bangal, keeping in view its problems and prospects. The identification of priority areas and the choice of appropriate technology within the existing socio-economic set up are the issues that have been dealt with in the present case.