In this situation, the question is whether it would be possible for us to maintain our self-reliant institutions. Ultimately, if people have to be involved successfully in any production, then their self-reliant work must have certain institutions and these institutions must be able to survive and that is the problem in the era of market economy and liberalisation. Those developing countries which succeeded in the liberalisation process had somehow, attained self-reliance in certain important basic sectors. I think Dr. Khusro's book has thrown a wealth of ideas as well as facts before us. Also, implicit in his analysis are ways of approaching the question of poverty in our country.
Human development is certainly one of the most important things.
Whether in the future the State can altogether be eliminated from economic functioning is something which has to be examined clearly. My own feeling is that in every stage of economic and technological development, there are certain organisational structures which are most applicable to that stage. Therefore, ultimately, we cannot produce a dogma like free market suited for every period in world history. There may be periods in future where State may have to play a role, or even may be compelled to play a role for protecting the economic interests of the people. History has not ended and I do not think it will ever end, as long as human minds remain creative and enterprising.