Industrial Efficiency and Economic Growth: A Case Study of KarachiCase study of sectors of industry in the urban area of karachi, as an example of the relative efficiency of production methods in Pakistan - includes the textile industry, the plastics sector of the chemical industry, the leather industry, etc., and covers decision making in respect of technical aspects, capital intensive methods, productivity, investments, marketing, etc. Statistical tables. |
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a₁ ALal Ka2 average productivity Capital Capital Capital Rate capital stock capital-output ratio Cobb-Douglas function Diagram 2.1 different scales differential wage structure due to rounding Economic Engineering 0-9 Workers estimate expansion path factor price FIXED AND TOTAL four industries Index Index Weigh Industry and Scale Industry by Scale IRVING BRECHER K₁ K₂ Karachi Labour Curve large-scale firms larger firm Leather and Leather Leather Goods 0-9 Light Engineering 0-9 Man-hour marginal physical productivity medium and large-scale meration necessarily add number of workers O/Rm Plastics 0-9 Workers population presented in Table production function productivity of capital productivity of labour profit maximization profit rates RATES OF RETURN REINVESTMENT RATIOS respect returns to scale sample fraction savings and reinvestment Scale All Industries scales of operation shadow prices small-scale smallest scale standard error Table by Scale ted Max Textiles 0-9 Workers Total Capital Total Light Engineering totals due Value Added W₁ Workers Total Light وو