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B Com - Vi Industrial Economics

This document outlines the course objectives and content for the 6th semester B.COM course on Industrial Economics. The 5 unit course covers topics like the meaning and factors of industrialization in India, theories of industrial location, the role of public and private sectors in industrial growth and productivity, types of industrial finance, and challenges and opportunities facing key industries in India like IT, steel, cotton, sugar, cement and jute. Students will conduct skills development activities like visiting financial institutions, analyzing an IT company case study, and collecting information from a sugar industry. Reference books on industrial economics concepts are also provided.

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B Com - Vi Industrial Economics

This document outlines the course objectives and content for the 6th semester B.COM course on Industrial Economics. The 5 unit course covers topics like the meaning and factors of industrialization in India, theories of industrial location, the role of public and private sectors in industrial growth and productivity, types of industrial finance, and challenges and opportunities facing key industries in India like IT, steel, cotton, sugar, cement and jute. Students will conduct skills development activities like visiting financial institutions, analyzing an IT company case study, and collecting information from a sugar industry. Reference books on industrial economics concepts are also provided.

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B.

COM SIXTH SEMESTER


6.4: INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS
(80 Marks of 3 hours duration and 20 marks I.A) 5 hours pe r week

OBJECTIVES:

1) A detailed treatment of issues in industrial economics.


2) To familiarize students with policy issues those are relevant to Indian industry.
3) To analyze the issues, using basic micro-economic concepts.

UNIT -1: INDUSTRIALISATION


Meaning of industrialization, features of industrial structure, role of Industrialization in India,
factors affecting industrialization in India, Industrialization since independence.

UNIT – 2: INDUSTRIAL LOCATION


Location, localization and planned location of industries, factors influencing industrial location,
advantages and disadvantages of localization, Theories of location: Weber‘s and Sargent Florence‘s
theory.

UNIT - 3: INDUSTRIAL GROWTH AND PRODUCTIVITY


Industrial development under plans; Role of public and private sector; Industrial productivity: meaning,
definitions, significance and tools of industrial productivity, factors influencing industrial productivity.

UNIT- 4: INDUSTRIAL FINANCE


Meaning, role need and types of Industrial finance, Internal v/s external, Development Financial
Institutions: IFCI, SFCs, ICICI, IDBI, SIDBI, IRCI, EXIM Bank etc.

UNIT - 5: PROBLEMS AND PROSPECTS OF SELECTED INDUSTRIES


IT Industries in India: Meaning, major issues, present Status and future Prospects of IT Industries,
Contribution of women to IT sector; Problems and prospects of Iron and Steel, Cotton, Textile,
Sugar, Cement and Jute industries in India.

Skill Development:

1. Visit to development financial institutions and collect the data on financial assistance to
industries.
2. Reporting a case study of any IT industry in India.
3. Visit to the sugar industry and collect information about its working..
Reference Books:
1. Ahluwalia, I.J. (1985): Industrial Growth in India, Oxford University Press, New Delhi.
2. Barthwal, R.R. (1985): Industrial Economics, Wiley Eastern Ltd., New Delhi.
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3. Cherunilam, F. (1994): Industrial Economics: Indian Perspective (3 Edition), Himalaya
Publishing House, Mumbai.
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4. Dasai, B. (1999): Industrial Economy in India (3 Edition), Himalaya Publishing House,
Mumbai.
5. Divine, P.J. and R.M. Jones et al. (1976): An Introduction to Industrial Economics,
George Allen and Unwin Ltd., London.
6. Government of India: Economic Survey (Annual).
7. Hay, D. and D.J.Morris (1979): Industrial Economics: Theory and Evidence, Oxford
University Press, New Delhi.
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8. Kuchhal, S.C. (1980): Industrial Economy of India (5 Edition), Chaitanya Publishing
House, Allahabad.
9. Singh, A. and A.N. Sadhu (1998): Industrial Economics, Himalaya Publishing House,
Bombay.

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