00961pab a2200145 454500008004000000100001800040245010200058260000900160300001400169362001000183520052700193650003600720650002500756773003400781180718b2004   xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aNikaido, Yuko  aTechnical efficiency of small-scale industry: application of stochastic production frontier model  c2004  ap.592-97.  a7 Feb  aIn the 1950s, the focus of policy-making for SSI was on protection. With the onset of liberalisation in 1991. SSI was recognised as a growth engine of the economy and the government urged to make the attendant policy changes. Section II of the paper measures the technical efficiency of SSI by using a stochastic production frontier model. Section III analyses the impact of firm size and individual agglomeration on the measured technical efficiency in order to arrive at policy implications for SSI sector. - Reproduced.  aIndia - Industries, Small scale  aSmall scale industry  aEconomic and Political Weekly