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Industrialization, by virtue of being a key to economic development of any country, is regarded as a catatiyst to accelerate the change in every walk of life. In the context of liberalization and globalization improvement in quality of life of the masses assumes great importance at the global level. The study has been analyzed from macro to macro and will be immensely helpful to planners, policy-makers, and researchers This study on "Mineral economy and Developing Issue of Kachchh region" intends to give a comprehensive survey of mineral scenario in Kachchh region, availability in different villages, investment, employment, total income of concern department, socio-economic development, developing issues, environmental effect so as to make it useful to the students and who are interested in the research area of Kachchh mineral resources. The book is extensively based on various reports, periodicals and reference books. Hence a thematic and analytical approach has been adopted.

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Dr. Kalpana C Satija Associate Professor of Economics in SPIESR Educational Qualification: Ph.D (Industrial and Labour Economics) from Bhavnagar University. She has written two books. She has been participated in many Workshop and Conference and Seminar: She has published many papers in national and international journals.

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