Assessing regional competitiveness in the five regions of India
by Khee Giap Tan; Kartik Rao; Sasidaran Gopalan
International Journal of Business Competition and Growth (IJBCG), Vol. 4, No. 3/4, 2015

Abstract: This paper analyses the relative competitiveness performance of the five regions of India. The 35 states and union territories of India are grouped into five regions to analyse how each region can pursue its own more stratified, diversified and tailored strategies based on their comparative advantages. The results highlight a distinct pattern of high competitiveness in the Southern and the Western region while the Eastern and the North Eastern regions remain relatively underdeveloped. The paper also advances a masterplan for regional economic development that would promote and achieve inclusive economic growth and balanced development. With the Indian Government embarking on a strategy of competitive federalism, this paper aims to contribute to the policy discourse from a bottom-up economic development perspective.

Online publication date: Wed, 09-Mar-2016

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