Q.(a) Explain the strong features of Indian Economy.
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Start your 14-day free trial to unlock the full solution →(a) India's economic strengths are its large and growing size, huge population and workforce, rich resources, strong agriculture and diversified industry, a booming services/IT sector, skilled manpower and a sound financial system. (b) The Marginal Productivity Theory states that each factor is rewarded according to its marginal productivity — a factor is employed until its marginal revenue product equals its price.
(a) Strong features of the Indian Economy
- A large and fast-growing economy — India has one of the world's largest economies and is among the fastest-growing major economies.
- Huge population and workforce — a large population provides both an enormous domestic market and a vast labour force.
- Rich natural resources — abundant land, minerals (coal, iron ore), water and varied climate support diverse production.
- Strong agricultural base — India is largely self-sufficient in food grains and is a leading producer of many crops.
- Diversified industrial base — a wide range of industries from textiles and steel to automobiles, pharmaceuticals and electronics.
- Booming services sector — a rapidly growing services sector, especially IT and software, contributing the largest share of GDP.
- Large pool of skilled and technical manpower — a big base of educated, technically trained and English-speaking workers.
- Robust financial and banking system — a well-developed network of banks, financial institutions and capital markets, with rising foreign-exchange reserves.
- Mixed economy and democratic set-up — public and private sectors coexist within a stable democratic framework.
(b) Marginal Productivity Theory of Distribution
Idea: Developed mainly by J.B. Clark (and others), the theory explains how factor prices (rewards) are determined. It states that every factor of production is paid a reward equal to the value of its marginal product — i.e., the addition it makes to total output/revenue.
Key concepts:
- Marginal Physical Product (MPP): the additional output produced by employing one more unit of a factor.
- Marginal Revenue Product (MRP) (or Value of Marginal Product, VMP = MPP × price): the addition to the firm's revenue from one more unit of the factor. …
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