External Economies


It has generally come to be accepted that the basic consideration in selecting industries for development in an under developed economy is the prospect of external economies. Allyn Young drew attention to this important consideration in 1928, and Rosenstein Rodan made out in 1943 a strong case of developing those industries which would create conditions favorable to the growth of other industries. For example, the development of transport or of sources of fuel and power influences both the costs and the market possibilities of diverse manufacturing industries. Similarly , iron and steel and engineering industries increase the growth and potentiality of industry oil general . From the standpoint of supply, it thus egress that one of the requirements  of investments should be that it creates additional external economies.

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