In: Routledge contemporary South Asia series 92
1. Urban governance in India -- 2. The conditions of effective metropolitan governance -- 3. London : a prototype for India? -- 4. Devolution of power to cities -- 5. The reach of metropolitan power -- 6. The structures of metropolitan authority -- 7. Urban leadership and civic engagement -- 8. The future of India's urban governance.
In: Routledge contemporary South Asia series, 92
In: Routledge Contemporary South Asia Series
India's cities are in the midst of an unprecedented urban expansion. While India is acknowledged as a rising power, poised to emerge into the front rank of global economies, the pace and scale of its urbanisation calls for more effective metropolitan management if that growth is not to be constrained by gathering urban crisis. This book addresses some key issues of governance and management for India's principal urban areas of Mumbai, Kolkata and Hyderabad. As three of the greatest Indian cities, they have evolved in recent decades into large metropolitan regions with complex, overlapping and
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