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Assertion (A) : Industrialization of an economy is considered synonymous with growth.

Reasoning (R) : The transfer of resources from agrarian to industrial may be capital or labour or both.

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Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).

Assertion (A): In development economics, industrialization is regarded as the engine of growth, because industry raises productivity, output and incomes; hence industrialization is commonly treated as synonymous with growth. A is true.

Reasoning (R): In dual-economy models (such as Lewis’s), development involves a transfer of resources from the agrarian sector to the industrial sector, and the resources transferred may be capital (agricultural surplus), labour (surplus labour) or both. R is true.

However, R only describes the form in which resources move between sectors; it does not explain why industrialization is considered synonymous with growth. So R is not the correct explanation of A.

Hence, the answer is Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)..

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