Criteria for Socio-economic Groupification
By Shri Prabhar R. Sarkar While forming socio-economic units, several factors should be considered. Theseinclude same economic problems; uniform economic potentialities; ethnicsimilarities; the sentimental legacy of the people; and similar geographicalfeatures.1. “Same economic problems” refers to the common economic problemsconfronting people in a particular unit and may include the lack of markets for locally produced goods, surplus or deficit labor problems, communication or transportation difficulties and lack of irrigation water. Ascertaining whether or nota similar set of economic problems exists in an area is the first thing, whichshould be clearly analyzed when forming a socio-economic unit. The economicproblems of the socio-economic unit, and their solutions, should be wellunderstood.2. Secondly, there should be uniform economic potentialities in the unit. Despitenatural variations from place to place, overall the people throughout a unit shouldenjoy similar opportunities for economic prosperity. Disparity between the havesand the have-nots and the rich and the poor will have to be progressively reduced so that thecollective wealth will increase and society will become bountiful.3. Thirdly, there should be ethnic similarities. In the past many races and sub-races have been suppressed and exploited by powerful or dominant races.Those with evil designs in order to divide society and establish their own pre-eminence have propagated racism. Society must guard against such narrow anddangerous sentiments. This can be done only if every ethnic group has adequatescope for its expression and development. The multi-colored garland of humanitywill be enriched to the extent diverse human groups blend together from aposition of strength and independence out of a genuine love for each other, andare not forced together through fear or compulsion.4. Fourthly, sentimental legacy includes factors such as language, historicaltraditions, literature, common usages and cultural expressions. It is the commonchord in the collective psychology of a particular group of people, which givesthem their unique identity, and sense of affinity. Human beings are predominantlysentimental by nature. They establish some kind of relationship with the manyobjects of the world through their day-to-day activities. If the sentiment for aparticular favorite object is adjusted with the collective sentiment then thatsentiment can be utilized for establishing unity in human society. The humansentiment for many objects may sometimes run counter to the collectivesentiment and create great disunity, so those sentiments, which are conducive tohuman unity, should be encouraged, and the sentiments which divide human
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