Spatial structure of Indian fast growing industries

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 23320185
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Human geography
• Research Institution: Hiroshima University
• Principal Investigator: TOMOZAWA KAZUO 広島大学, 文学研究科, 教授 (40227640)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): ISHIGAMI Etsuro 福岡大学, 商学部, 教授 (00151358) ; ARAKI Hitoshi 山口大学, 教育学部, 教授 (80254663) ; WADA Takashi 県立広島大学, 経営情報学部, 准教授 (20511091) ; KUWATSUKA Kentaro 龍谷大学, 経営学部, 准教授 (40346466) ; FUNCK Carolin 広島大学, 大学院総合科学研究科, 准教授 (70271400)
• Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha): SATO Yuya 広島大学, 原爆放射線医科学研究所, 助教 (30452626) ; UNE Yoshimi 広島大学, 現代インド研究センター, 特任助教 (40585056)
• Project Period (FY): 2011-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: インド / 経済地理学 / 産業空間 / デリー首都圏

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study clarified growth dynamics and spatial structures for eight high-growth Indian industrial sectors through on-site research surveys on their location, business relationships, and labor market. We found that the automobile and ICT industries have evolved along the belt that links Delhi NCR, Mumbai-Pune, and Chennai-Bangalore, at the national level. At the regional level, these three regions have cumulatively received a large amount of investment and accordingly developed a related labor market. This phenomenon is in line with the changing regional structure of the Indian economy, particularly the strengthening of the East & West disparity and the development of Mega-regions.

Free Research Field

人文地理学