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Small-scale industries and rural development: implications for rural industrialisation in Pakistan

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This paper reviews in a historical perspective the major policies and programmes that impacted on the growth and development of rural industries in Pakistan with particular reference to the overall industrialization policy regime from the 1950s to the late 1970s as well as specific and targeted programmes for rural development.

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  • Amjad, Rashid, 1984. "Small-scale industries and rural development: implications for rural industrialisation in Pakistan," MPRA Paper 39178, University Library of Munich, Germany.
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    Keywords

    Growth and Development; Rural Industries in Pakistan; Industrialization policy; Rural Development;
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    JEL classification:

    • O1 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development
    • O14 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Industrialization; Manufacturing and Service Industries; Choice of Technology

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