Productivity in Indian Manufacturing

‘[This book] will be particularly useful for government statistical agencies such as CSO [Central Statistical Office] in showing how the data collected by them are relevant and helps plan future data collection exercises.’ — P.C. Mohanan, Deputy Director General, Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of India

‘The novelty of this book is that it discusses different methods of estimating productivity to highlight the relative strengths of these methods… [T]he theoretical discussions and empirical applications on productivity clearly demonstrate the authors’ expertise in productivity research.’ —Kaliappa Kalirajan, Professor, Crawford School of Public Policy, The Australian National University

‘A volume par excellence delving with considerable depth into the entire gamut of issues surrounding the theme of productivity and growth in the Indian context. [A] distinctive and landmark contribution to the received literature on the "Indian growth miracle".’ — Dilip Nachane, Former Director, Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, Mumbai

‘I would recommend this volume to any serious student of the economic reforms in Indian manufacturing and the lessons that can be drawn from them.’ — Subhash C. Ray, Professor of Economics, University of Connecticut, Storrs