Mosaics of Manufacture: Understanding Industrial Variation in South Asia

Adnan Naseemullah

doi:10.1007/s12116-012-9123-6

Studies in Comparative International Development

March 2013, Volume 48, Issue 1, pp 23–50

Mosaics of Manufacture: Understanding Industrial Variation in South Asia

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First Online:: 12 October 2012

DOI: 10.1007/s12116-012-9123-6

Cite this article as:: Naseemullah, A. St Comp Int Dev (2013) 48: 23. doi:10.1007/s12116-012-9123-6

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How might we characterize and explain industrial variation within developing economies? The strategies of manufacturers in India and Pakistan exhibit this variation within countries, sub-national units, and sectors. I argue that, far from being driven by the incentives of state institutions, the practices of industrial firms are driven by the social orientation of industrialists. I demonstrate the presence of variation and explain the dichotomy primarily through empirical research on firms in the pharmaceutical industry, as a least likely case for variation.

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IndustrializationDevelopmental statePharmaceutical industryIndiaPakistanSouth Asia

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