CONTENTS Preface Partners of MSMER 2010 Executive Summary Acronyms & Abbreviations 1.MSMEs and the Economy : The Global Kaleidoscope 1-60 Why Discuss MSMEs? World Economic Situation and Prospects Recent Indicators of Global Development Regional Outlook The Leading Economies and their Experience Global Outlook for the MSME Sector MSME Policies and Strategies in Developing Countries 2.Indian Economy Today 61-74 Macro Economic Developments The Real Sector Developments Conclusion 3.MSMEs and the Enterprise Eco-System 75-118 The Significance of an Ecosystem Approach The Enterprise System in India Broad Indicators Structural Change in Non-agricultural Establishments Enterprise Demography Public Policy Imperatives in the Indian Context Regulatory Framework Conclusion 4.MSME Programmes & the Progress Card 119-150 Public Programmes General Programmes Sub-Sectoral Programmes Institutional Framework Sub Sectoral Allocations Progress Card Technology Tiny Units Labour Productivity Industrial Health Growth Performance Employment Regional Development 5. The Global Meltdown & MSMEs 151-190 India: The Experience of the Slow-down The Impacts: Visible and the Invisible Causes of the Crisis Recent Evidences and Impacts Fighting a Slowdown : The Strategy Options Need for Sector-specific Strategies Shadow Entrepreneurship, Pseudo Entrepreiieurship and Public Policy 6.MSMEs and Financial Sector Developments 191-230 The Regulatory System Credit delivery system Mode of Credit Forms of Credit Support Trend in Credit Flow Financial Inclusion Agenda Economic Slowdown and Recent Developments in SME Lending Role of Dedicated Fund Recent Initiatives and Stimulus Packages 7.Energy and Green Business: The Way Forward for MSMEs 231-266 Global Warming and the Economy Global Warming Agenda: Its Implications on Enterprise Development Meaning of Green Business: Its Dimensions Why Should Indian SMEs Go Green? The Greening Sequences: Experience and Opportunities Energy Conservation Programmes Green Energy Business Opportunities Public Programmes Backward Linkages Towards an Entrepreneurship Development Agenda Cleaning the MSMEs Benefits of a Green Business Agenda The Way Forward 8.Manufacturing Competitiveness in MSMEs 267-298 Background Boosting Exports: The Need for manufacturing Competitiveness Manufacturing Competitiveness: Meaning and Coverage Dimensions of Manufacturing Competitiveness Manufacturing Competitiveness in MSMEs Some Neglected Areas New Dimensions of IPR Entrepreneurship Policy Case Study : Bamboo Opportunities and Constraints 9. MSMEs: New Dimensions of Public-Private Partnerships 299-318 Political Economy of PPP Public-Private Continuum Private Sector and Enterprise Development Forms of Private Sector Partnership Recent Models of PPP From Experiments to Public Policy The State of Non Governmental Actors in Enterprise Development - 2009 10.International Trade, ASEAN, and MSMEs 319-352 Internationalisation of SMEs: Conceptual Framework Forms of Internationalisation The Policy Environment Subsectoral Opportunities 11 The Regional Scene 353-368 Introduction Regional Geography Uttar Pradesh o Gujarat o Karnataka o Tamil Nadu o Punjab o Rajastan Andra Pradesh o Mahasrashtra o West Bengal o Madhya Pradesh Kerala o Haryana o Bihar o Chhattisgarh o Orissa 12 The Way Forward 369-382 Introduction India's Comparative Strengths and Weaknesses Opportunities and Threats Conclusion Selected Bibliography 383-386