Artha Vijnana: Journal of The Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics

D. R. Gadgil

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This brief note pleads for the adoption of an entirely changed approach to the problem of Rural Industrialization. The current approach is the result of historical developments. Various Boards such as the Khadi, the Handicrafts, the Handloom etc., and other authorities have operated in this field for some years. The Rural Industrialization Committee was established chiefly to coordinate and unify the work of these various authorities. Therefore, the work of the Committee has been taken to be coterminous with that of these authorities and the approach of the Committee and its methods of work have also been appropriately determined. I consider this to be unsatisfactory.

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D. R. Gadgil

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EFFECTIVENESS of monetary policy Is closely related to the degree of integration of the economy and the extent to which commercial banks are the only or main source of credit. Modem commercial banks in India began as financial counterparts of modern business, i.e. English business in the larger Indian ports and cities. At this time there existed within the country a well-developed indigenous financial system.

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D. R. Gadgil

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This brief note attempts to summarize the main issues raised by the second reference to the Committee and indicates some directions is which reorganization of existing schemes or the launching of the new ones could be examined.

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D. R. Gadgil

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The problem on which I desire to set down a few observations relates to the transition in the new States from the existing social organization to a new one which will be more conducive to the working of a liberal democracy.

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D. R. Gadgil

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The most important Characteristic of the Social Structure of Maharashtra is the Absence of an indigenous 'Bania' Community, i. e. a Community with Trading as its Hereditary Occupation. As a result, the expansion of Trade and finance in this area led to immigration of Members of Trading Communities from Outside the Region.

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