Economic Structure
Karnataka Board · Class 9 · Social Science
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Structural Transformation of Indian Economy
- Traditional Indian economy was agrarian with subsistence farming and barter system
- Commercial farming replaced subsistence farming with cash crops like cotton, sugarcane, jute
- Industrial Revolution (17th-18th century Britain) created capitalist class and modern industries
Sources of Income in Economy
- Simple economy has two sectors: Household sector and Firm sector
- Households own factors of production: Land, Labour, Capital, Organization
- Households receive: Rent (land), Wages (labour), Interest (capital), Profit (organization)
Sources of Employment
- Employment sources: Agriculture, Industry, and Service sectors
- Agriculture-based nations gradually become industrial and service-oriented
- Modern technology in agriculture created surplus labour (disguised unemployment)
Static vs Dynamic Economy
- Static Economy: No changes, timeless, factors remain constant
- Static characteristics: constant population, capital, production methods, organization, wants
- Pre-independence India was static: poverty, outdated methods, high death rate, capital scarcity
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Sources & Official References
- Karnataka SSLC — kseeb.kar.nic.in
- Dept of Pre-University Education, Karnataka
- National Education Policy 2020 — education.gov.in
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