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Synopsis Industrialization in Nepal: A Macro and Micro Perspective by Radhe S. Pradhan represents a pioneering effort in analyzing the growth and development of Nepal's industrial sector. It provides the readers with the opportunity to acquaint themselves with various aspects of Nepal's industrial structure, performance and policy including the industrial problems in the private and public sectors and the nature of the enterprises fully and partially owned by Indians in Nepal. The Study also indicates the opportunities awaiting investors and entrepreneurs interested in setting up industrial ventures in this Himalayan Kingdom which has was potentialities for economic development. Specifically, the preset study provides an assessment of the performance of the industrial sector by taking into account the growth in the production of selected industries, disbursement of industrial loan by the Nepal industrial development corporation, comparison of the industrial structure at different points of time, and the extent of capacity utilization achieved by the various industries. It also presents the results of an opinion survey of industrialists, executives and managers on the various aspects of the problem of industrial development in Nepal. It is therefore a comprehensive study which gives, as it mere, a bird's eye view of the country's whole industrial sector.