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OverviewWith increasing urbanization, rural-urban migration and associated problems have received a lot of attention in the literature and policy making. However, the question that remains unaddressed is whether India is over-urbanized in relation to the level of its development. If so, how can we identify this phenomenon more systematically? This study examines the provision of infrastructure in India's urban areas by examining the costs of providing these services. The authors estimate marginal costs of water supply, and compare these marginal costs with the user prices actually charged in various Indian cities. The authors also argue that under-spending in the case of several local urban services might explain poor service delivery in India's cities. They analyse the challenges in reform of service delivery in the context of developing countries, using case studies of Ludhiana (Punjab) and Rajkot (Gujarat). The effort is to study the challenges to service delivery, identify the bottlenecks in reform, and analyse means to improve and reform service delivery in these cities. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Kala Seetharam Sridhar (Dr, Public Affairs Centre, Bangalore) , Om Prakash Mathur (Professor, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy, Delhi)Publisher: OUP India Imprint: OUP India Dimensions: Width: 14.30cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 22.40cm Weight: 0.445kg ISBN: 9780198060840ISBN 10: 019806084 Pages: 286 Publication Date: December 2009 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock  The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsLIST OF FIGURES AND TABLES, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, ; 1. Introduction ; 2. Sampling And Methodology for Marginal Cost Estimation of Water Supply ; 3. Data Sources and Variable Definitions ; 4. Findings from Data on Water Supply ; 5. Instruments and Methods of Water Pricing ; 6. Solid Waste Management ; 7. Other Services ; 8. Urban Reforms-A Case Study of Ludhiana ; 9. Urban Reforms in Rajkot ; 10. . Summary and Conclusions; ReferencesReviewsAuthor InformationKala Seetharam Sridhar is Ford Public Affairs Fellow, Public Affairs Centre, Bangalore Om Prakash Mathur is Professor, Urban Economics and Finance, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy, Delhi Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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