Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/176245 
Year of Publication: 
2008
Series/Report no.: 
Working Paper No. 227
Publisher: 
Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER), New Delhi
Abstract: 
India's emergence in the world economy over the last decade, has often, in popular discourse, been attributed, at least to a large extent, to its sustained efforts towards technological learning and capacity building. In this paper we present an overview of India's technological trajectory with a view to understanding the nuances of India's technological capability and the role it has played in the process of India's economic progress. Our conclusion is that while India has successfully nurtured its high-end human capital for technological learning and is poised for a smooth transition to a knowledge economy, there has been a tragic neglect of low end human capital investment for productivity gains in mass manufacturing. This can not be ignored while carving out an appropriate technological strategy for India for a sustainable and 'inclusive' growth process.
Subjects: 
INDIA
TECHNOLOGICAL CAPABILITY
LEARNING
TFP
IPR
JEL: 
O3
O31
O33
O34
O38
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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