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Impact of Globalization, Employment Opportunities in Indian Manufacturing Industry


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1 ISEC, Nagarabhavi, Bengaluru- 560 072, India
 

Objectives: To find the generation of employment in Indian manufacturing industries.


Methods/Statistical analysis: The data has been collected from Annual Survey of Industry (ASI), Economic and Political Weekly Research Foundation (EPWRF), Mumbai 2002. Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) has been calculated. The study variables are: Number of factories, fixed capital, workers and value of output. The study period is from 1980-81 to 2002-03.


Findings: During the post globalization period,manufacture and refining of sugar industry is converted into capital intensive industry.Manufacture of beverages and tobacco and related products groups industry providedmoreemployment during the studyperiod. The manufacture of textile productsprovided more employment to the workers. In case ofmanufacture of wood and wood products, three digit industries output CAGR was positively increased. Manufacture of rubber, plastic, petroleum and coal products, and processing of nuclear fuels, pre and post globalization periods, factories, workers, fixed capital and output CAGR was positively significant.


Improvements/Applications: Government has to give some incentive to labour intensive industries.


Keywords

Globalisation, Employment, Manufacturing Industry, India
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Pesala Peter
ISEC, Nagarabhavi, Bengaluru- 560 072, India

Abstract


Objectives: To find the generation of employment in Indian manufacturing industries.


Methods/Statistical analysis: The data has been collected from Annual Survey of Industry (ASI), Economic and Political Weekly Research Foundation (EPWRF), Mumbai 2002. Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) has been calculated. The study variables are: Number of factories, fixed capital, workers and value of output. The study period is from 1980-81 to 2002-03.


Findings: During the post globalization period,manufacture and refining of sugar industry is converted into capital intensive industry.Manufacture of beverages and tobacco and related products groups industry providedmoreemployment during the studyperiod. The manufacture of textile productsprovided more employment to the workers. In case ofmanufacture of wood and wood products, three digit industries output CAGR was positively increased. Manufacture of rubber, plastic, petroleum and coal products, and processing of nuclear fuels, pre and post globalization periods, factories, workers, fixed capital and output CAGR was positively significant.


Improvements/Applications: Government has to give some incentive to labour intensive industries.


Keywords


Globalisation, Employment, Manufacturing Industry, India

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