Remaking Cities

This book presents a systematic analysis of the differential implementation of the urban reforms in two Indian cities, Ahmedabad and Kanpur. It analyses the enactment of the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM), launched in 2005 by the Indian government.

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Praveen Priyadarshi is Assistant Professor of Politics at IIIT, Delhi. He is interested in urban politics, democracy and governance. He brings the categories of space, institutions and policies to bear upon the conceptualisation of everyday politics in the cities of the global South. A PhD in Development Studies from the London School of Economics, he has been an associate at the Crisis States Research Centre, LSE and the Developing Countries Research Centre (DCRC), University of Delhi. He was also the Tata PhD Fellow at the Asia Research Centre (ARC), LSE.

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List of Illustrations

Acknowledgements

List of Abbreviations

1 Introduction: Why Urban Reform Initiatives Fail?

2 Conceptualising the Municipal Organisation

3 Implementing JNNURM: Ahmedabad and Kanpur

4 Making of the Municipal Organisation: Ahmedabad

5 Making of the Municipal Organisation: Kanpur

6 Making of Municipal Capacity: Ahmedabad and Kanpur

7 Conclusion: Political Determinants of Remaking Cities

Annexure-I: List of Cities Included under the JNNURM

Annexure-II: The Constitution (74th Amendment) Act, 1992

Annexure-III: Suggested Dos and Don'ts for Preparation of City Development Plan (CDP) JNNURM

Index