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Contesting the Indian City: Global Visions and the Politics of the Local
Gavin Shatkin (Ed.)
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Description for Contesting the Indian City: Global Visions and the Politics of the Local
Hardback. Contesting the Indian City features a collection of cutting-edge empirical studies that offer insights into issues of politics, equity, and space relating to urban development in modern India. Editor(s): Shatkin, Gavin. Series: Studies in Urban and Social Change. Num Pages: 332 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFSG; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 161 x 22. Weight in Grams: 574.
Contesting the Indian City features a collection of cutting-edge empirical studies that offer insights into issues of politics, equity, and space relating to urban development in modern India.
- Features studies that serve to deepen our theoretical understandings of the changes that Indian cities are experiencing
- Examines how urban redevelopment policy and planning, and reforms of urban politics and real estate markets, are shaping urban spatial change in India
- The first volume to bring themes of urban political reform, municipal finance, land markets, and real estate industry together in an international publication
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
332
Condition
New
Series
Studies in Urban and Social Change
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United States
ISBN
9781444367041
SKU
V9781444367041
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Ref
99-36
About Gavin Shatkin (Ed.)
Gavin Shatkin is Associate Professor at the School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs at Northeastern University. His research focuses on contemporary urban redevelopment practices in Asian cities, urban inequality, and community organizing and collective action around issues of shelter and infrastructure delivery. His book Collective Action and Urban Poverty Alleviation: Community Organizations and the Struggle for Shelter in Manila ... Read more
Reviews for Contesting the Indian City: Global Visions and the Politics of the Local
“This volume is sure to provide a useful set of framings and background for scholars, policy-makers and activists to make sense of fragmented and undemocratic governance in India’s cities.” (Urban Studies, 1 May 2015)