Annapurna Shaw

India Cities

Oxford India Short Introductions

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Cities are the engines of growth and social change in India today. Unraveling their complex history and evolution, socio-economic activities, and their rapidly transforming socio-cultural and spatial landscape in the post-liberalization era, this short introduction to Indian cities provides a highly informative yet accessible view to the life and future of urban India.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. Januar 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 127mm x 185mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 204g
• ISBN-13: 9780198075363
• ISBN-10: 0198075367
• Artikelnr.: 47866404

Autorenporträt

Annapurna Shaw is Professor, Public Policy and Management, Indian Institute of Management Calcutta, Kolkata.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Tables and Figures
Acknowledgements
1. Introduction
2. The Indian City in History
3. Urban Growth in the Post-liberalization Era
4. Economic Activities of Indian Cities
5. The Changing City-Scape: Gentrification and Informalization
6. The Social Milieu: Identity, Class, and Migration
7. Quality of Life
8. Conclusions: Future of Indian Cities
References
Index