Urbanization beyond Municipal Boundaries : Nurturing Metropolitan Economies and Connecting Peri-Urban Areas in India

World Bank

Washington, DC:World Bank

关键词: ACCESSIBLE LOCATIONS;    ACCOUNTABILITY;    AFFORDABLE HOUSING;    AFFORDABLE TRANSPORT;    AGGLOMERATION BENEFITS;   

DOI  :  10.1596/978-0-8213-9840-1
RP-ID  :  75734

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository

【 摘 要 】

The report is organized into threechapters: chapter two looks at the pace and patterns ofIndia's urbanization, providing a 100-year perspectiveon demographic shifts and a 20-year perspective on thespatial distribution of jobs across India's portfolioof settlements. The review is based on a careful, spatiallydetailed analysis of data from economic and demographiccensuses, annual surveys of industry, national samplesurveys, and special surveys of freight transport. Thischapter provides diagnostics on whether Indian industry isadequately exploiting agglomeration economies and whetherthere are hints of specific barriers to the natural tendencyof standardized industry to reshuffle from largemetropolitan areas to smaller urban areas. Chapter threeexamines specific policy issues and investment bottlenecksthat are curbing the pace and benefits of urbanization inIndia. The policy issues relate to land markets and housing,connectivity (within and between cities), and access tobasic services. The purpose of this analysis is to unravelthe specific distortions that may be preventing India fromreaping the entire range of benefits of urbanization.Chapter four provides some options for policy reform,distilling lessons from relevant international experience.It provides options for establishing the 'rules of thegame' that can define the workings of land and propertymarkets as well as coordination of land use andinfrastructure in cities. This chapter also provides aframework for policy makers to identify the role ofregulatory and price reform in expanding infrastructureservices and to make investments that enhance capacity.