{"product_id":"changing-paradigms-of-urbanisation-india-and-beyond","title":"Changing Paradigms of Urbanisation","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"d_normalheder\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbout the Book\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"more\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBetween 2022 and 2047, India will transit from a lower-middle to an upper-middle urban economy. What strategic policy shifts will be necessary to ensure that this transition plays out productively is a major question that the author addresses in the opening paper.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book—a collection of 20 papers authored by Om Prakash Mathur, a leading urban scholar, serves as a repository of insights into global and Indian urbanisation. It explores how it unfolds and establishes linkages with macroeconomic parameters. The author deliberates on questions such as: are these linkages in line with the tenets of the growing economy that India is? Has the 74th Constitutional amendment, aimed at restructuring urban governance and finance, yielded the expected results? Furthermore, the author explores the challenges of uneven spatial development in major Asian economies. He advocates market-driven approaches to counter inequities, in place of the conventional methods of developing counter-magnets, growth centres, and small cities. Simultaneously, he delves into the paradox of poverty and informality in the world’s mega economic hubs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSupported by rigorous research and analytical frameworks, the book is an indispensable resource for academics, policy-makers and researchers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"morecontent\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e  \u003ca class=\"moretxt sample\" href=\"http:\/\/academicfoundation.org\/\"\u003eless\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch1 class=\"d_normalheder\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePraise for this book\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExcerpt from the Foreword\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThis volume featuring Om Mathur’s urban research journey of more than 40 years is an invaluable resource for everyone interested in Indian urban development. \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eI am sure that it will feature in all reading lists in courses dealing with urban development in India and abroad.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eRakesh Mohan\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePresident Emeritus, Centre for Social and Economic Progress; Member, Economic Advisory Council to Prime Minister; \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cem\u003eFormer Secretary, Ministry of Finance\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eOm Prakash Mathur is one of India’s leading urban scholars whose policy perspective on urban reforms has influenced policy makers globally. No-where is this more evident than in his urban treatise Changing Paradigms of Urbanisation: India and Beyond. The book offers a historical, analytical, and empirical understanding of the changing paradigms of urbanization globally and in India. At one level, the book reflects Professor Mathur’s scholarly journey of his research and analysis of the complex process of urbanization and economic development. At another level, it is a clarion call to India’s policy makers to rethink the country’s urban paradigm. At stake, Professor Mathur suggests, is federal India’s incredible economic transformation. Om’s book is a must read for scholars, policy makers, and students who recognize that urban India will determine India’s future. \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eJunaid K. Ahmad\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVice President, Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cem\u003eformer India Country Director of the World Bank.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThis legacy collection from the pre-eminent urban economist, Om Prakash Mathur, is a must-read for anyone interested in international economic development. His ideas on public policy shifts needed to match India’s urbanization with productive economic growth are based on a lifetime of direct involvement with the major issues and institutions of our time. \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eJanice Perlman\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFounder and President, The Mega-Cities Project, Inc.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eFew countries in the world display more dynamic urbanisation than India. In this book, Prof Om Prakash Mathur presents a selection of papers written over the last five decades, capturing a period of unprecedented global urbanisation. The breadth of subjects covered in this unique compilation is a testament to Prof Mathur’s diverse roles as academic, policy advisor and thought leader in India and beyond. This book is an extraordinary resource for scholars, practitioners and decision makers wanting to understand how the case for cities has been argued over time and how, today, it seems to have won. \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ePhilipp Rode\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eExecutive Director, LSE Cities, London School of Economics and Political Science\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThis collection of 20 essays by one of India’s leading urban scholars examines the multi faceted and complex phenomenon of urbanisation in India. Combining economics, political science and public policy, these essays provide a rich set of insights on the challenges of economic development in India in a rapidly urbanising world. The essays also draw from the author’s extensive experience working for the leading development agencies as well as for the Indian government. The book is a must-read for scholars and practitioners alike. \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eKunal Sen\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDirector, United Nations University\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cem\u003eWorld Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"d_normalheder\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eAbout the Author(s) \/ Editor(s)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"d_normalheder\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOm Prakash Mathur\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis Visiting Senior Fellow at the CSEP Research Foundation and Non-resident Senior Fellow at the Global Cities Institute, University of Toronto, Toronto. He has served as Director (1984-1992) and Distinguished Professor (2011-14) at the National Institute of Urban Affairs; IDFC Chair Professor, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (1992-2011); and Chair, Urban Studies, Institute of Social Sciences (2014-2020). \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"more\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMr Mathur has worked with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) for about a decade, initially as Senior Regional Planning Advisor and Project Director of the Decentralization Mission of the Imperial Government of Iran (1975-78), and later as Senior Faculty at the United Nations Centre for Regional Development, Nagoya, Japan (1978-84). He has served as a Member of the UNDP’s Advisory Panel on Urban Management Programme, a Member of the UN- Habitat Advisory Group of Experts on Decentralization, and a Member of the ADB-CDIA Advisory Panel of Cities Development Initiative for Asia (CDIA). He was Editor, Environment and Urbanization Asia (2010-14): Sage, India; and a member of the Editorial Board, Review of the Urban and Regional Studies (2009-12): Hitotsubashi University, Japan.  He is currently a member of the Editorial Board of Urbanisation, a biannual, peer-reviewed journal of the IIHS: Sage, India.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOm Prakash Mathur has a Master’s in Economics from the Delhi School of Economics and has attended graduate courses at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University, Cambridge.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eContents in Detail\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"glossymenu\"\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/academicfoundation.org\/#\" class=\"menuitem submenuheader\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"accordsuffix\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"submenu\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cem\u003eList of Tables, Graphs, Charts, Boxes and Annexures\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cem\u003eForeword\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cem\u003eAcknowledgements\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cem\u003eAbbreviations\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Prefatory Note\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUrbanisation and Urban Sustainability\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e1. India’s Urban Transition: \u003c\/span\u003eOm Prakash Mathur and Ashley Jose\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e2.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eCity-Size Distributions in a Quasi-Open Economy: The India Evidence\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e3.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eImpact of Globalisation on Cities and City-Related Policies in India\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e4. Regional and Urban Impacts of Foreign \u003c\/span\u003eDirect Investment in India\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e5. Sustaining India’s Megacities\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e6. Whither India’s Urbanisation?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRegional Planning in National Development\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e7. Regional Development Planning and Management \u003c\/span\u003ein Asia: A Retrospective and Prospective Review\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e8. A Third World View of Regional Planning\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e3\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGovernance and Local Government Finance\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e9. Governing Cities in India, Nepal and Sri Lanka: \u003c\/span\u003eFacing up to the Challenges of Poverty and Globalisation\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e10.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eThe Capital City of Delhi in India’s Federal Structure: Insights into its Governance and Financial Frameworks\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e11. Intergovernmental Transfers in Local Government \u003c\/span\u003eFinance: A Survey of Concepts and Practices\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e12. India: Decentralisation and Municipal Finance\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e13. Innovations in Local Government Finance: \u003c\/span\u003eAsian Perspectives\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e14. India: A Macro View of the Property Tax System \u003c\/span\u003eand Insights into Delhi’s System\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e4\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIssues in Urban Research\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e15. Agriculture, Rural-Urban Balance, \u003c\/span\u003eand Social Viability\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e16. The Role of Small Cities in National \u003c\/span\u003eDevelopment Re-examined\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e17. The Dual Challenge of Poverty and Mega-cities: \u003c\/span\u003eAn Assessment of Issues and Strategies\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e18. Managing the Urban Informal Sector: \u003c\/span\u003eA New Challenge for Developing Countries\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e19. Who is in Charge of the City?: \u003c\/span\u003eIn Memory of K.C. Sivaramakrishnan\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e20. Responding to India’s Urban Challenge: \u003c\/span\u003eA Research Agenda for the 1990s\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIndex\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ctable style=\"width: 100%; height: 78.3752px;\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 51.6006%; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003ePublisher\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 47.9553%; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003eAF Press\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 51.6006%; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003ePublication Date\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 47.9553%; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e2024\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 51.6006%; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003eNumber of Pages\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 47.9553%; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e628\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 51.6006%; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003eISBN\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 47.9553%; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e9789332706354\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Om Prakash Mathur","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover \/ Economics","offer_id":50599106707777,"sku":null,"price":1995.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/9067\/5009\/files\/Changing-Paradigms-of-Urbanisation-_front.png?v=1756988117","url":"https:\/\/www.academicfoundation.com\/products\/changing-paradigms-of-urbanisation-india-and-beyond","provider":"Academic Foundation | AF Press","version":"1.0","type":"link"}