Padmanabhan, K. <br/><br/>
WTO and small enterprises in India : including a case study of small enterprises in the Union Territory of Pondicherry / 
K. Padmanabhan. 
 - New Delhi :  New Century Publications,  2011. 
 - xviii, 183p.  23cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. [167]-175) and index. 
<br/><br/>1. WTO AND THE GLOBAL ECONOMY 1-38<br/>1.1 Institutionalisation of International Trade<br/>1.2 From GATT to WTO: The Road Map<br/>1.3 WTO: Basic Facts<br/>1.3.1 Genesis of WTO<br/>1.3.2 Principles of WTO<br/>1.3.3 Main Functions of WTO<br/>1.3.4 Differences between GATT and WTO<br/>1.4 Decision Making Bodies at WTO<br/>1.4.1 First Level: Ministerial Conference<br/>1.4.2 Second Level: General Councils<br/>1.4.3 Third Level: Sub Councils<br/>1.5 Guiding Principles of WTO<br/>1.6 WTO Agreements<br/>1.6.1 Agreement on Valuation of Goods for<br/>Customs Purpose<br/>1.6.2 Agreement on Pre-shipment Inspection<br/>(PSI)<br/>1 .^.3 Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade<br/>(TBT)<br/>1.6.4 Agreement on Sanitary and Phyto-<br/>Sanitary (SPS) Measures<br/>1.6.5 Agreement on Import Licensing<br/>Procedures<br/>1.6.6 Agreement on Subsidies and<br/>Countervailing Measures (SCM)<br/>1.6.7 Agreement on Safeguard Measures<br/>1.6.8 Agreement on Anti-dumping<br/>1.6.9 Agreement on Trade Related Investments<br/>Measures (TRIMs)<br/>1.6.10 Market Access Negotiations<br/>1.6.11 Agreement on Textiles and Clothing<br/>1.6.12 Agreement on Agriculture<br/>1.6.13 Agreement on Govemment Procurement<br/>1.6.14 Agreement on State Trading Enterprises<br/>1.6.15 General Agreement on Trade in Services<br/>(GATS)<br/>1.6.16 Agreement on Trade Related Intellectual<br/>Property Rights (TRIPs)<br/>1.7 Summing Up<br/>2. SMALL ENTERPRISES IN THE INDIAN<br/>ECONOMY 39-65<br/>2.1 Historical Evolution of the Definition of Small<br/>Industry<br/>2.2 Importance of SSIs<br/>2.2.1 Contribution of SSI Sector<br/>2.2.2 Employment Creation<br/>2.2.3 Equitable Distribution of National Income<br/>2.2.4 Utilising Latent Resources<br/>2.2.5 Decentralisation<br/>2.2.6 Export Promotion<br/>2.3 Reservation of Items for SSIs<br/>2.4 Dereservation of Items for SSIs<br/>2.5 Institutional Framework for Small Industries in<br/>India<br/>2.5.1 Central Agencies<br/>2.5.2 State Agencies<br/>2.5.3 Non-Governmental Organisations<br/>(NGOs)<br/>2.5.4 Industry Associations<br/>2.6 Support Measures<br/>2.6.1 Organisational Support<br/>2.6.2 Policy Reforms<br/>2.6.3 Industrial Estate Programme<br/>2.6.4 Awards for SSI Entrepreneurs<br/>2.6.5 Finance for Fixed and Working Capital<br/>2.6.6 Technology Upgradation<br/>2.6.7 Human Resources Development<br/>2.6.8 Recent Policy Initiatives for Promoting<br/>SSIs<br/>2.7 Problems of SSIs<br/>2.8 Challenges for the Small Sector in the Context<br/>of Globalisation and WTO<br/>2.9 Future of Small Industries<br/>2.10 Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises<br/>Development (MSMED) Act, 2006<br/>2.10.1 Salient Features of the MSMED Act<br/>2006<br/>3. IMPACT OF WTO AND SMALL<br/>ENTERPRISES 66-92<br/>3.1 Small Industries under WTO Regime<br/>3.2 Free Trade under WTO Agreement<br/>3.3 Benefits of Signing WTO<br/>3.4 Globalisation Challenges<br/>3.5 Quality Consciousness<br/>3.6 Reasons for Technological Gap<br/>3.7 Technological Development and Modernisation<br/>Fund Scheme<br/>3.8 Market Access<br/>3.9 Quantitative Restrictions (QRs)<br/>3.10 Safeguard Measures<br/>3.11 Dereservation vis-a-vis Global Competition<br/>3.12 Anti-Dumping Duties<br/>3.13 Anti-Dumping Cases and the Reaction of SSIs<br/>3.14 Dumping of Foreign Goods<br/>3.15 Impact of TRIPs Agreement on SSIs<br/>3.16 WTO Advantages to Small Enterprises<br/>3.17 WTO Disadvantages to Small Enterprises<br/>3.18 Government and Industrial Level Efforts<br/>3.19 Measures Required Favouring Small<br/>Enterprises<br/>4. IMPACT OF WTO ON SMALL<br/>ENTERPRISES IN PHARMACEUTICALS,<br/>TEXTILES, FOOD INDUSTRY AND<br/>EXPORTS 93-107<br/>4.1 Pharmaceutical Industry<br/>4.1.1 Patent Law and Product Patent<br/>4.1.2 Drug Price<br/>4.1.3 Present Position of Patents in the Indian<br/>Context<br/>4.1.4 Generic Drugs<br/>4.2 Textiles<br/>4.2.1 End of Quota System<br/>4.2.2 Strengths and Weaknesses of Indian<br/>Textile Sector<br/>4.2.3 Measures Taken by the Government<br/>4.3 Food Industry<br/>4.4 Exports under WTO Regime<br/>5. REVIEW OF LITERATURE ON THE<br/>SUBJECT 108-132<br/>5.1 WTO and World Trade<br/>5.2 SSI Related Literature Review<br/>5.3 Export Related Aspects of WTO Review<br/>5.4 Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Literature<br/>Review<br/>5.5 Literature Relating to Pharmaceuticals under<br/>WTO<br/>5.6 Literature Relating to Textile Sector under<br/>WTO<br/>5.7 Literature on Food Industry under WTO<br/>6. Conclusions and Suggestions 133-138<br/>6.1 Conclusions ,<br/>6.2 Suggestions 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9788177082531 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Small business--India.<br/>World Trade Organization.<br/>Small business--India--Pondicherry (Union Territory)
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>382.92  / PAD/W