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Cities and public policy : an urban agenda for india / Prasanna K. Mohanty.
LIBRA HT147.I4 M66 2014
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Mohanty, P. K. (Prasanna Kumar), 1954-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Urban policy--India.
- Urban policy.
- India.
- Urbanization--India.
- Urbanization.
- Physical Description:
- xvii, 333 pages ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New Delhi : SAGE Publications, [2014]
- Summary:
- Theory guides practice, and practice enriches theory. When combined, they provide powerful insights for effective policy-making. This book draws lessons from the economic theory of cities, and international and national best practices in their efficient management, to develop an urban agenda for India. It recognizes the central role of cities in catalysing growth and generating public finance for economic development. A unique combination of theory and practice, it proposes policy measures and reforms to meet the challenges of urbanization in India. Book jacket.
- Contents:
- Cities and agglomeration economies
- Fallacy of over-urbanization
- Spatial planning, transportation, and land use
- Right to the city: making urbanization inclusive
- Financing city development and services
- Using urban land as a resource
- Institutional framework for good urban governance
- Cities and public policy: an urban agenda for india.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9788132117933
- 813211793X
- OCLC:
- 870336154
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