Interest Groups and Small Scale Entrepreneurship in India Awasthi, Dinesh N.
By: Awasthi, Dinesh N
Material type: ArticlePublisher: 2000Description: 1-26Subject(s): Edi Faculty Papers | India | Small Scale Entrepreneurship | Support Environment | Small Business Development | Support Environment For Small Business D | Entrepreneurship Research | Entrepreneurshipesearch | Fourth Biennial Conference On Current Tr | Biennial Conference PapersOnline resources: Click here to access online In: Fourth Biennial Conference on Current Trends in Entrepreneur ResearchSummary: Inadequate market development during the initial phases of industrialisation necessitates public sector investment in creating a support mechanism that can cater to the common needs of the sector. However, given its bureaucratic character, such mechanism may not be able to fully meet the industry's requirements especially in the private sector (Levitsky, 1992; Awasthi, 1993). This gap encourages the spirit of 'self-help' among entrepreneurs who then come forward and join hands for common purpose and collective action. They, usually, begin their activities with lobbying for deriving certain benefits from the government, thus redressing the problems confronting their smooth operation. These associations, as they mature and grow, invariably get co-opted by the governments because of mutually between these two organs. A continuous dialogue between the industry association and government lead to policies that facilitate smooth conduct of business. As such formations take shape because of the initative of few individuals, these individuals assume a critical leadership role. However, they gradually develop vested interest in perpetuating their leadership as also in the interest of...Item type | Current location | Call number | Vol info | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Inadequate market development during the initial phases of industrialisation necessitates public sector investment in creating a support mechanism that can cater to the common needs of the sector. However, given its bureaucratic character, such mechanism may not be able to fully meet the industry's requirements especially in the private sector (Levitsky, 1992; Awasthi, 1993). This gap encourages the spirit of 'self-help' among entrepreneurs who then come forward and join hands for common purpose and collective action. They, usually, begin their activities with lobbying for deriving certain benefits from the government, thus redressing the problems confronting their smooth operation. These associations, as they mature and grow, invariably get co-opted by the governments because of mutually between these two organs. A continuous dialogue between the industry association and government lead to policies that facilitate smooth conduct of business. As such formations take shape because of the initative of few individuals, these individuals assume a critical leadership role. However, they gradually develop vested interest in perpetuating their leadership as also in the interest of...
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