Innovating With Infrastructure: The Automobile Industry in India | 
 enlarge | Author: Sumila Gulyani
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  6 reviews
Sales Rank: 3082770
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 226
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 8.8 x 5.6 x 0.7
ISBN: 0333915801
Dewey Decimal Number: 338.4762920954
EAN: 9780333915806
ASIN: 0333915801
Publication Date: December 7, 2001
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How do industrial firms in developing countries contend with and survive acute shortages of physical infrastructure? Sumila Gulyani examines the impact of inadequate power and freight transportation on the costs and competitiveness of Indian automobile firms and the innovative coping strategies that firms devise. Using in-depth, firm-level surveys and supply chain analysis, this study provides a unique perspective into the infrastructure problem and possible solutions. It identifies unconventional approaches and solutions that firms and governments can use to improve industrial access to infrastructure.
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 Creates a Paradigm Shift December 8, 2005
This is a very important book for academics and practitioners interested in infrastructure planning and economic development. By using a micro- or firm-level approach to understand the linkage between infrastructure and industrial competitiveness in India, Gulyani successfuly illustrates infrastructure as a key dynamic shaping the process of economic development. The excellent case-studies on electricity and transportation that examine manufacturers' supply-chains put firms centre-stage in the story. By revealing that firms are both consumers and producers of infrastructure services, Gulyani shows that users are not just passive recepients but also co-producers of such services. The studies also demonstrate how local governments can act as enabling partners, investors, planners or regulators in infrastruture planning. This book is a major departure from the current conventional wisdom on infrastructure provision, i.e. the relatively stale private vs public provision debate. Instead, by combining three strands of literature (location theory, lean production and industrial districts), Gulyani offers a more sophisticated framework that advocates an approach combining the private vs public extremes, and by doing so offers a new and dynamic alternative for infrastructure provision.
Outstanding research December 5, 2005
As the review below indicates, this book is invaluable for development practitioners. In addition, Prof. Gulyani's book is an excellent example of case study-based inductive research. The primary focus is on the case study of Maruti Suzuki, India's largest carmaker, but the research also compares the findings with other car firms in India, including Ford, Hyundai, Daewoo and Telco. Social science researchers will find the masterful approach instructive and inspiring.
excellent book December 3, 2005
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Excellent book. Clearly written, well reasoned and evidenced. I use several chapters in my graduate courses on economic development. Helps to illustrate the conditions under which development practitioners can use infrastructure bottlenecks to guide policies designed to deepen and improve supply chain management. Offers important policy lessons and insights for both developing and advanced industrial economies. A must read for students of infrastructure planning and economic development.
 A complete waste of your money August 22, 2002
0 out of 4 found this review helpful
I found the book very poorly written. The language is full of industry jargon and provides limited insight into the automotive sector in India. In addition, there are several data errors.
A complete disppointment - don't waste your money August 22, 2002
1 out of 5 found this review helpful
I found the book to be very poorly written and full of useless jargon. In addition to not providing any useful insight to the industry, it also has several data errors. A complete waste of money!
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