Plotting, squatting, public purpose and politics : land market development, low income housing and public intervention in India
Robert-Jan Baken (Creator)
Since independence, India has undergone a phase of rapid urbanization. By examining two rapidly growing cities in Andhra Pradesh, this text explores cultural, physical-spatial, political and economic determinants of the allocation of urban land and of urban growth in India in historical context.
XVIII, 404 p. : graph., cartes ; 23 cm
9780754635543, 0754635546
1039638630
Introduction - objectives, background and methodology; the development of state and city politics in Andhra Pradesh (1947-1993); land and housing policy in India and Andhra Pradesh (1947-1993); state and local government (administrative) structure; the research cities; urban growth history - land allocation across income groups (1900-1971); land allocation across income groups (1971-1993) - an overview; changes in the MIG-HIG land market segment (1971-1993) - the private sector; changes in the low-income segment of the market (1971-1993) - the private sector; government intervention; conclusions.