Susmita Dasgupta is a policy economist and a sociologist of popular culture. She has worked with the Joint Plant Committee, Ministry of Steel for the past thirty years and is among the busiest speakers at steel conferences in India.

• List of TablesList of FiguresAcknowledgementsIntroduction Issues Facing The Steel Industry Parameters of Steel Policy in India Excess Capacity and Production of Steel in the World Over Capacity in the Indian Steel Industry Producers and Product Mix Who To Promote, The Integrated Mills Or Electric Furnaces? The Failure of Demand of Steel in India The Myth of the S Curve The Metallics Balance of Steel Bad Loans of The Steel Industry: What Do The NPAs Really Tell? Technologies For Making Steel The Cost of Steel The Price of Steel Profits From Steel The Steel Trade of India Conclusion: Summary of ArgumentsIndex

Susmita Dasgupta is a policy economist and a sociologist of popular culture. She has worked with the Joint Plant Committee, Ministry of Steel for the past thirty years and is among the busiest speakers at steel conferences in India.

• List of TablesList of FiguresAcknowledgementsIntroduction Issues Facing The Steel Industry Parameters of Steel Policy in India Excess Capacity and Production of Steel in the World Over Capacity in the Indian Steel Industry Producers and Product Mix Who To Promote, The Integrated Mills Or Electric Furnaces? The Failure of Demand of Steel in India The Myth of the S Curve The Metallics Balance of Steel Bad Loans of The Steel Industry: What Do The NPAs Really Tell? Technologies For Making Steel The Cost of Steel The Price of Steel Profits From Steel The Steel Trade of India Conclusion: Summary of ArgumentsIndex

Susmita Dasgupta is a policy economist and a sociologist of popular culture. She has worked with the Joint Plant Committee, Ministry of Steel for the past thirty years and is among the busiest speakers at steel conferences in India.

• List of TablesList of FiguresAcknowledgementsIntroduction Issues Facing The Steel Industry Parameters of Steel Policy in India Excess Capacity and Production of Steel in the World Over Capacity in the Indian Steel Industry Producers and Product Mix Who To Promote, The Integrated Mills Or Electric Furnaces? The Failure of Demand of Steel in India The Myth of the S Curve The Metallics Balance of Steel Bad Loans of The Steel Industry: What Do The NPAs Really Tell? Technologies For Making Steel The Cost of Steel The Price of Steel Profits From Steel The Steel Trade of India Conclusion: Summary of ArgumentsIndex