TY  - BOOK
AU  - Prasanna K. Mohanty
TI  - Cities and public policy: an urban agenda for India 
SN  - 9788132117933
U1  - 307.12160954 
PY  - 2014///
CY  - New Delhi
PB  - Sage Publications
KW  - Urban policy - India
KW  - Urbanization - India
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; 1 Cities and Agglomeration Economies; 2
Fallacy of Over-urbanization; 3
Spatial Planning, Transportation, and Land Use; 4
Right to the City: Making Urbanization Inclusive; 5
Financing City Development and Services; 6
Using Urban Landas a Resource; 7
Institutional Framework for Good Urban Governance; 8
Cities and Public Policy: An Urban Agenda for India
N2  - This book recognizes the importance of agglomeration externalities as a key element in urban public policy in India. It challenges the hypotheses of over-urbanization and urban bias theory, which present a negative perspective on urbanization, arguing that these theories rest on weak theoretical and empirical grounds. The book advocates for a proactive approach in response
ER  -