MSMEs in India: The Demographics & Structural Changes

Book ID: ISED-228

Book Type: Soft Copy

Description

"A proper understanding of business demography is a sine qua non for development of meaningful enterprise development policies and strategies. However, in many developing countries, this vitality has not been properly understood by planners and policy makers. The difference between economic governance and public administration often underplayed or misunderstood, and the so-called” data” become a tool in the hands of amateur bureaucrats. While data collection, preservation and dissemination are vital for planning and administrative purposes, it need to be considered as an intermediary stage in the process of knowledge creation.. A total review of the database management system needs to be undertaken, with particular emphasis on the its utility for current ‘management decision’ of the various stakeholders, providing for utmost openness and timeliness. Keeping critical, non-classified, data under cover is not conducive to democratic policy development which the government has already commenced in a big way. Development of a clear cut data policy needs to be thoroughly debated in the Indian context."