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PART IV-ECONOMIC ORGANISATION
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GENERAL ECONOMIC SURVEY |
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INTRODUCTION
THIS PART OF THE GAZETTEER IS DEVOTED to describe in
some detail all the major factors which are an integral part of the
economic life of the district. However, before going into these
details it will be helpful to the readers to have a vivid idea of
the economic developments that have taken place in the district
since the old Gazetteer was published (1886). It would serve as an
introduction to the detailed study.
The economic life of a people depends on the
resources with which they are endowed in the shape of land, man
power, capital, and on a proper organization and utilization of
those resources for productive purposes. The term land may be taken
to include different types of natural wealth. Man power connotes the
working population and their acquired skill. Capital is what has
been saved and invested. Organization of production is the way in
which the available resources are put to productive use. The part
that all these factors play in building up the economic life of a
community will naturally change with circumstances. Thus,
productivity of land, as much as its acreage is of relevance in
determining output; and that productivity can be increased by
clearing the land, draining and irrigating it and fertilizing it.
From all these stand points Kolhapur district
reveals some peculiar features of its economic organization which,
interesting in themselves, help in understanding the life and
problems of the people who inhabit it.
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