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Entrepreneurship and Inequalities:Evidence from India


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1 Department of Evening Studies-Multi Disciplinary Research Centre Panjab University, Chandigarh, India
2 University Business School, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India
     

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The present study aims to explore the relationship between entrepreneurial activities and income inequalities in India. The manufacturing sector has been selected for the study. The previous studies in the related areas have shown contradictory results and there is a lack of consensus about the relationship between the two. Thus, an attempt has been made to study the same in Indian perspective. The Indian government has taken many initiatives from time to time to encourage entrepreneurial activities in the country. It is considered as a tool to conquer the problem of employability and economic growth. Thus, the study assumes the presence of a two-way relationship between entrepreneurial activities and income inequalities in India.

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Entrepreneurship, Inequalities, Manufacturing Sector, Unbalanced Growth.
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Authors

Kajal Gupta
Department of Evening Studies-Multi Disciplinary Research Centre Panjab University, Chandigarh, India
Poonam Sharma
University Business School, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India

Abstract


The present study aims to explore the relationship between entrepreneurial activities and income inequalities in India. The manufacturing sector has been selected for the study. The previous studies in the related areas have shown contradictory results and there is a lack of consensus about the relationship between the two. Thus, an attempt has been made to study the same in Indian perspective. The Indian government has taken many initiatives from time to time to encourage entrepreneurial activities in the country. It is considered as a tool to conquer the problem of employability and economic growth. Thus, the study assumes the presence of a two-way relationship between entrepreneurial activities and income inequalities in India.

Keywords


Entrepreneurship, Inequalities, Manufacturing Sector, Unbalanced Growth.

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