Brings out various features of infrastructural development in Gujarat, and provides an explanation in terms of endowments and political economy for the enhanced performance of Gujarat in some of the physical infrastructure segments like electricity, roads, ports. Suggest suitable policy and...

Brings out the issues in infrastructure development in India. The policy, regulatory, legal and institutional constraints in infrastructure development, and the opportunities for reform are highlighted. Topics covered are the background of infrastructure reform emanting from a more liberal...

The horror of India's urban spaces cannot be understood without recognizing the core errors in planning and in the approach of infrastructural development. These stem mainly from the low FSI's that are used, the lack of any recognition of central place needs of different economic activities, the...