Cities and Public Policy: An Urban Agenda for India
| AUTHOR | Ltd, Sage Publications Pvt; Mohanty, Prasanna K. |
| PUBLISHER | Sage Publications Pvt. Ltd (05/13/2014) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Hardcover (Hardcover) |
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The twenty-first century will witness a rapid urban expansion in the developing world. India, it is believed, will be at the forefront of such a phenomenon. This book acknowledges the role of agglomeration externalities as the cornerstone of urban public policy in India.
Arguing that hypotheses of over-urbanization and urban bias theory--which articulated a negative view of urbanization--are based on fragile theoretical as well as empirical foundations, this book calls for proactive public policy to harness planned urbanization as resource. India requires agglomeration-augmenting, congestion-mitigating, and resource-generating cities as engines of economic growth, including rural development.
The book provides a large number of practical examples from India and abroad to enable policy-makers undertake reforms in urban and regional planning, financing, and governance to meet the challenges of urbanization in India. It combines theory and practice to draw lessons for an urban agenda for India and recognizes the central role of cities in catalysing growth and generating public finance for economic development.
Arguing that hypotheses of over-urbanization and urban bias theory--which articulated a negative view of urbanization--are based on fragile theoretical as well as empirical foundations, this book calls for proactive public policy to harness planned urbanization as resource. India requires agglomeration-augmenting, congestion-mitigating, and resource-generating cities as engines of economic growth, including rural development.
The book provides a large number of practical examples from India and abroad to enable policy-makers undertake reforms in urban and regional planning, financing, and governance to meet the challenges of urbanization in India. It combines theory and practice to draw lessons for an urban agenda for India and recognizes the central role of cities in catalysing growth and generating public finance for economic development.
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Product Format
Product Details
ISBN-13:
9788132117933
ISBN-10:
813211793X
Binding:
Hardback or Cased Book (Sewn)
Content Language:
English
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Page Count:
352
Carton Quantity:
18
Product Dimensions:
5.60 x 1.00 x 8.60 inches
Weight:
1.19 pound(s)
Feature Codes:
Bibliography,
Index,
Dust Cover,
Table of Contents,
Illustrated
Country of Origin:
IN
Subject Information
BISAC Categories
Business & Economics | Development - Economic Development
Business & Economics | Public Policy - City Planning & Urban Development
Dewey Decimal:
307.121
Library of Congress Control Number:
2014001699
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The twenty-first century will witness a rapid urban expansion in the developing world. India, it is believed, will be at the forefront of such a phenomenon. This book acknowledges the role of agglomeration externalities as the cornerstone of urban public policy in India.
Arguing that hypotheses of over-urbanization and urban bias theory--which articulated a negative view of urbanization--are based on fragile theoretical as well as empirical foundations, this book calls for proactive public policy to harness planned urbanization as resource. India requires agglomeration-augmenting, congestion-mitigating, and resource-generating cities as engines of economic growth, including rural development.
The book provides a large number of practical examples from India and abroad to enable policy-makers undertake reforms in urban and regional planning, financing, and governance to meet the challenges of urbanization in India. It combines theory and practice to draw lessons for an urban agenda for India and recognizes the central role of cities in catalysing growth and generating public finance for economic development.
Arguing that hypotheses of over-urbanization and urban bias theory--which articulated a negative view of urbanization--are based on fragile theoretical as well as empirical foundations, this book calls for proactive public policy to harness planned urbanization as resource. India requires agglomeration-augmenting, congestion-mitigating, and resource-generating cities as engines of economic growth, including rural development.
The book provides a large number of practical examples from India and abroad to enable policy-makers undertake reforms in urban and regional planning, financing, and governance to meet the challenges of urbanization in India. It combines theory and practice to draw lessons for an urban agenda for India and recognizes the central role of cities in catalysing growth and generating public finance for economic development.
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Author:
Mohanty, Prasanna K.
Prasanna K. Mohanty, an officer of the Indian Administrative Service of 1979 batch, is the Chief Secretary to Government of Andhra Pradesh. His academic qualifications include MA in economics, Delhi School of Economics, MA in political economy, and PhD in urban economics from Boston University. He was also a Post-doctoral Fellow at Harvard University.Dr Mohanty has held several key positions as an Administrator, including Commissioner of Visakhapatnam and Hyderabad municipal corporations, District Collector and Magistrate, Guntur, Vice-Chairman, Hyderabad Urban Development Authority, Director General, Centre for Good Governance, Hyderabad and Chief Commissioner, Land Administration in Government of Andhra Pradesh and Director, Urban Development, and Mission Director, Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM), Government of India.Combining long research and administrative expertise in the fields of urban economics and city management, Dr Mohanty is known for his contributions to reforms in urban governance and finance in India. He has published several papers which include a seminal study on municipal finances in India sponsored by the Reserve Bank of India.
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