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The Role of Small-scale Industry in Pakistan's Economy and Government Incentives

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  • MUHAMMAD HUSSAIN MALIK

    (Pakistan Institute of Development Economics. Islamabad)

  • AFTAB AHMAD CHEEMA

    (Pakistan Institute of Development Economics. Islamabad)

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Despite the recognition of the importance of small-scale industry, the Government of Pakistan's industrial policy has been biased in the past towards the largescale manufacturing sector. The First Five Year Plan (1955-60) document states the significance of small-scale industry in the following words

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  • Muhammad Hussain Malik & Aftab Ahmad Cheema, 1986. "The Role of Small-scale Industry in Pakistan's Economy and Government Incentives," The Pakistan Development Review, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, vol. 25(4), pages 789-807.
    • Handle: RePEc:pid:journl:v:25:y:1986:i:4:p:789-807
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    1. Amjad, Rashid, 1984. "The management of Pakistan's economy 1947-82," MPRA Paper 35850, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    2. Muhammad Hussain Malik & Aftab Ahmad Cheema & Syeda fizza Gillani, 1986. "Tax Exemption to the Cottage Industry. An Analysis of some Issues," PIDE-Working Papers 1986:148, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics.
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