Agglomeration economies and productivity in Indian industry
The benefits to Indian manufacturing firms of locating in dense urban areas do not appear to offset the associated costs. Improving the quality and availability of transport infrastructure linking smaller urban areas to the rest of the interregional network would improve manufacturing plants' a...
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| Language: | English |
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Washington, D.C
World Bank, Development Research Group, Infrastructure and Environment
2001
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| Series: | Policy research working paper
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| Collection: | World Bank E-Library Archive - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | The benefits to Indian manufacturing firms of locating in dense urban areas do not appear to offset the associated costs. Improving the quality and availability of transport infrastructure linking smaller urban areas to the rest of the interregional network would improve manufacturing plants' access to markets and would give standardized manufacturing activities a chance to move out of large, costly urban centers to lower cost secondary centers |
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| Item Description: | "August 2001. - Includes bibliographical references (p. 23-25). - Title from title screen as viewed on Sept. 03, 2002 |