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Industrial Stagnation in a Regional Economy:An Analysis of Kerala Industry


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Based on efficient measures of productivity growth and capacity utilisation, this study examines the performance of the industrial sector of the regional economy of Kerala. The analysis of the productivity growth in Pulp and Paper industry vis-a-vis the four industrial groups. Basic industries, Capital Goods industries, Intermediate Goods industries, and Consumer Goods industries-and the State industrial sector as a whole, has shown a very poor performance. Tracing the causative factors, two case studies identify the input supply constraint as one of the reasons for low capacity utilisation. Looking from the point of view of the regional economy of Kerala, our analysis warns against the tendency of establishing industrial units without giving due attention to the critical input requirements and their availability.
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Sunny George
Kerala Institute of Local Administration, Mulamkunnathukavu, P.O. Thrissur-680581, Kerala, India

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Based on efficient measures of productivity growth and capacity utilisation, this study examines the performance of the industrial sector of the regional economy of Kerala. The analysis of the productivity growth in Pulp and Paper industry vis-a-vis the four industrial groups. Basic industries, Capital Goods industries, Intermediate Goods industries, and Consumer Goods industries-and the State industrial sector as a whole, has shown a very poor performance. Tracing the causative factors, two case studies identify the input supply constraint as one of the reasons for low capacity utilisation. Looking from the point of view of the regional economy of Kerala, our analysis warns against the tendency of establishing industrial units without giving due attention to the critical input requirements and their availability.