ECONOMIC GROWTH AND STRUCTURAL CHANGES: PRELIMINARY EVIDENCE FROM BIHAR

Structural Change is the phenomenon witnessed by almost all the developing and the developed states in their journey towards a higher sustained economic growth. The rise in per capita income and the structural change are complementary to each other. A rise in per capita income reinforces structural change and structural change leads to the rise in the productive efficiency stimulating rise in the per capita income of the people. The paper analyses this phenomenon in the state of Bihar which has, of late, started ta witness a higher growth trajectory in its economy. Sourcing the data from the archival records of the various government agencies, the study found that the state of Bihar has mirrored the structural change being experienced by the economy of India. The share of the primary sector in the state's GSDP has drastically declined and is replaced by the services sector. This phenomenon is particularly ascribed to the rising share of trade, communications and the government led public spending in the construction sector. However, the state is not experiencing a balanced growth pattern in its economy; some districts have become more developed relative to the other districts. It has also been seen that due to the low economic base of the state, we cannot expect that the state's socio-economic indicators will converge sooner to the_ more developed states of India.

结构转型（Structural Change）是几乎所有发展中与发达经济体在迈向更高水平可持续经济增长的进程中都会经历的现象。人均收入提升与结构转型二者互为补充：人均收入增长会强化结构转型，而结构转型则能提升生产效率，进而推动居民人均收入进一步提高。
本文以近年来经济增速显著回升的比哈尔邦为研究对象，对这一现象展开分析。本研究通过采集各政府机构的档案数据开展分析后发现，比哈尔邦的经济结构转型轨迹与印度全国的整体情况高度契合。该邦第一产业在邦内生产总值（Gross State Domestic Product，简称GSDP）中的占比大幅下降，服务业取而代之成为主导产业，这一变化主要归因于贸易、通信领域占比的提升，以及政府主导的公共支出在建筑业中的占比上升。
然而，该邦的经济增长并不均衡，各地区发展差距显著，部分区县的发展水平远超其他区县。此外，由于该邦经济基础薄弱，其社会经济指标很难在短期内追上印度国内更为发达的邦。