Innovating with Infrastructure The Automobile Industry in India

How do industrial firms in developing countries contend with and survive acute shortages of physical infrastructure? Gulyani examines the impact of inadequate power and freight transportation on the costs and competitiveness of Indian automobile firms and the innovative coping strategies that firms...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gulyani, Sumila
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London Palgrave Macmillan UK 2001, 2001
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:How do industrial firms in developing countries contend with and survive acute shortages of physical infrastructure? Gulyani examines the impact of inadequate power and freight transportation on the costs and competitiveness of Indian automobile firms and the innovative coping strategies that firms devise. Using in-depth firm-level surveys and supply-chain analysis, this study provides a unique perspective into the infrastructure problem and possible solutions. It identifies unconventional approaches and solutions that firms and governments can use to improve industrial access to infrastructure
Physical Description:XIX, 204 p online resource
ISBN:9780230510449