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Why has P. Perroux’s theory of growth pole as a model of regional growth been criticized? Explain with examples.

  • UPSC 2025
  • Models, Theories and Laws

François Perroux (1955) held that “growth does not appear everywhere at the same time; it manifests itself in points or poles of growth with variable intensities” — a growth pole being a dynamic set of industries around a propulsive leading industry whose expansion travels outward through forward and backward linkages.

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