Purpose: This article analyses the structural change in microenterprises located at India's unorganised manufacturing sector in terms of output mix, choice of technique and productivity during the last few decades. Design/methodology/approach: Based on data collected from a quinquennial survey...

India stands apart when compared with many others developing countries in terms of its long standing history of supporting the small scale industries (SSI) through reservation of product items for the SSI. Despite all these, the performance of the MSME sector in India remained subdued. In the...

We aim to understand the key factors that explain the growth of a competitive and dynamic informal industrial sector in the major East Asian countries by looking at the historical developmental context as well as the industrial policy adopted by these countries. The paper also compares the...