5. Objectives or Need of Economic Reforms
Increase in fiscal deficit
Increase in adverse balance of payment
Fall in Foreign Exchange Reserves
Rise in Prices
Poor performance of public sector undertakings
6. Main features of Economic
Reforms
OR
New Economic Policy
Economic Reforms or New Economic Policy
Liberalisation GlobalisationPrivatisation
7. LIBERALISATION
Measures Taken for Liberalisation
Abolition of Industrial Licensing and Registration
Concession from Monopolies Act
Freedom for Expansion and Production to Indusries
Increase in investment limit of Small industries
Freedom to import capital goods
Freedom to Import technology
Free determination of Interest Rates
8. PRIVATISATION
Causes of Privatisation
Disintegration of socialist Economies
Inefficient Public Sector
Uneconomic price policy
Burden on the Government
Objectives of Privatisation
To increase the efficiency and competitive power of
enterprise
To reduce deficit financing and public deficit
To earn more and more foreign currency
To achieve rapid industrial development of the country
9. ADVANTAGES:
Reduction in Economic Burden
Increase in Efficiency
Reduction in political interference
Encouragement of New invention
DISADVANTAGES:
Industrial sickness
Lack of social welfare
Increase in inequality
Increase in unemployment
Ignores weaker section
10. Measures Adopted For Privatisation
Contraction of Public sector
Disinvestment in Existing public sector industries
Sale of shares of public entreprises
Increase in private sector investment
11. GLOBALISATION
Features of Globalisation:
The business expands throughout the world
Goods and services are bought and sold from/to any
country in the world
The difference b/w domestic and foreign markets
comes to an end
Products are planned and developed keeping in mind
the markets of entire world
Outsourcing of goods and services can be done
13. GLOBALISATION OF MARKETS
Integration and merger of the world into a single
market.
Features of Globalisation of Markets:
The distinction b/w the domestic market and foreign
market still prevails
Because of the above distinction it is necessary to
make different strategies for each market
The global firms have to compete each other in
different markets including home market
14. Reasons for Globalization of
markets
Companies opted for globalization to increase their
income and thus to maximize profits
The shortage of products in a country pulled the
foreign countries to market their products in those
countries
The adverse selling environment in the home country
pushed the manufacturers to sell their products in the
foreign markets
Companies expand their business to other countries in
order to reduce risk.
15. GLOBALISATION OF PRODUCTION
Reasons for Globalisation of production
Raw material for production is available in ample
quantity in foreign countries
Skilled and unskilled labour is available in other
countries for production
To produce the goods as per the requirements and
taste of customers of other countries
Some countries impose restrictions on imports but
allow foreign companies to establish manufacturing
activities in the country
16. GLOBALISATION OF TECHNOLOGY
METHODS
On the basis of royalty
Technological collaboration
Latest technology
GLOBALISATION OF INVESTMENT
REASONS
MNCs invest in foreign countries to have control over
manufacturing and marketing activities
The volume of global trade has increased and it needs
foreign money for further increase
Certain countries impose the restriction of licensing
which is only issued to domestic companies. The
global companies enter these markets through FDI
17. Advantages of Globalisation
Helps in free flow of capital from one country to another
Helps in flow of technology from developed to developing
country
Improves the standard of living
Helps in spreading production facilities throughout the
world
Increases employment opportunities in developing
countries
Helps in reducing cultural differences in various parts of
the world
18. Disadvantages of Globalisation
It vanishes the domestic business
It causes decline in demand for domestic product
It widens the gap between rich and poor
The developed countries exploit the resources of the
developing countries