The Small and the Large-From Propaganda to Debate

From Propaganda to Debate Vinod Vyasulu This paper seeks to critically examine the views of an important spokesman for the transnational on the relationship between small and large industries. In Part II of the paper the views expressed by T Thomas in his paper published in the EPW (Review of Management, March 1979) are summarised. In Part III some of these arguments are briefly evaluated. Part IV tries to put these views within an ideological perspective. It is argued that transnationals have a specific approach and that disagreement with them leads to a completely different way of dealing with the small industry questions.