Investment Pattern Of Public Undertakings In India

The book is a pioneering study of all the public undertakings managed by the government of Orissa. It traces the origin and development of public undertakings in the pre-planned era in the State and analyses the growth and pattern of investment in the public undertakings by the State Government between the years 1951 to 1969. Detailed investigation has been made with regard to all the four types of public sector organisations prevailing in the State viz. departmental undertakings, statutory corporations, companies fully owned by the government and the companies under the joint management. A comparative study of the performance of the private sector with the public enterprises has been made showing the general trend of performance in both the sectors. On the basis of the findings, the author has presented guidelines for the better performance of public enterprises in Orissa. An extremely useful and handy volume, the book is likely to prove indispensable not only for the students of Economics but also for the administrators and the economic planners all over India.