Cities and public policy : an urban agenda for India / Prasanna K. Mohanty.

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Mohanty, P. K. (Prasanna Kumar), 1954- [author.]

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Sage eBooks

Publisher: New Delhi : SAGE, 2016Description: 1 online resource : illustrationsContent type:

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online resource

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9789351507949 (ebook) :

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307.2160954 23

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HT147.I4 M66 2016

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Summary: The 21st 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.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

The 21st 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.

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