This paper relates to economic change in India since 1991, and evaluates oneaspect of it, using China as a benchmark. Given the significance of industrial growth inIndia and China, their relevance for the global economy, and the important role played byprivate firms and urban areas in these...

This paper estimates the effect of building-height limits on the spatial sizes of Indian cities. Regression results show that height limits, which are imposed in draconian fashion in India, cause spatial expansion of its cities, as predicted by the theoretical model of Bertaud and Brueckner...