Location of Indian cement industry

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dc.contributor.author	Gupta, G. S.
dc.contributor.author	Patel, Kirit
dc.date.accessioned	2010-07-15T09:47:25Z
dc.date.available	2010-07-15T09:47:25Z
dc.date.copyright	1976-10
dc.date.issued	1976-10-15T09:47:25Z
dc.identifier.citation	Vikalpa 1 (4), (October, 1976), 27-37	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11718/5368
dc.description.abstract	The article examines four hypotheses about the location of the Indian cement industry: a) its location is not optimum, b) it is not evenly distributed throughout the country, c) it is becoming more and more dispersed over time, and d) recent changes are towards optimum location. These hypotheses are tested on the basis of various determinants of location and on two measures of location — location quotient and coefficient of localization. The findings endorse all the four hypotheses. In particular, the location coefficient has declined from 0.53 in 1960 to 0.46 in 1965. Madras and Bihar were the leading states in cement production in 1947, but in 1971 leading states were Madras, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, and so on. This change seems to have been effected by market forces, such as profitability. The government could perhaps expedite this process through measures such as a suitable licencing policy and tax incentives.
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.title	Location of Indian cement industry	en
dc.type	Article	en
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