In the last two decades the Indian economy has been growing unabatedly, with memories of the Hindu rate of growth rapidly fading. But this unprecedented growth has also resulted in widening spatial disparities. While cities such as Hyderabad have emerged as major clusters of high development, many rural areas have been left behind with little development benefits accruing to them. India's mega-cities have continued to grow. This situation raises a number of important policy questions. Should India aim to spread development more equally across space? Are India's cities becoming too large? Should the government invest in infrastructure in the large cities to reduce congestion or in medium-sized locations to facilitate the emergence of new economic clusters? What are the tradeoffs between agglomeration economies and congestion costs? How different is India s experience compared with China and USA?
Bibliographic Details
| Main Authors: |
Desmet, Klaus,
Ghani, Ejaz,
O'Connell, Stephen D.,
Rossi-Hansberg, Esteban |
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| Format: | Policy Research Working Paper
biblioteca
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| Language: | English |
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| Published: |
World Bank, Washington, DC
2012-05
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| Subjects: | AGGLOMERATION EFFECTS,
BANDWIDTH,
BUSINESS SERVICES,
CITIES,
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY,
COMPUTERS,
COUNTRYSIDE,
CREATIVE DESTRUCTION,
DESCRIPTION,
DISTRICTS,
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY,
ECONOMIC GROWTH,
ECONOMIC POLICIES,
ECONOMIC THEORY,
ECONOMICS,
EMPLOYMENT,
EMPLOYMENT DYNAMICS,
EMPLOYMENT GROWTH,
EMPLOYMENT GROWTH RATES,
FINANCIAL SERVICES,
FIRM SIZE,
FIRM SURVEYS,
HIGH EMPLOYMENT,
ICT,
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY,
LABOR FORCE,
LABOR MARKET,
MANUFACTURING,
MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY,
MARKET ACCESS,
MEGACITIES,
OCCUPATION,
OPEN ACCESS,
PECUNIARY EXTERNALITIES,
POLLUTION,
PREVIOUS WORK,
PRODUCTIVITY,
PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH,
RELIABILITY,
RENTS,
RESULT,
RESULTS,
ROBUSTNESS ANALYSIS,
RURAL AREAS,
SERVICE EMPLOYMENT,
SERVICE INDUSTRIES,
SERVICE INDUSTRY,
SERVICE SECTOR,
SERVICE SECTORS,
SILICON,
TIME PERIOD,
TOTAL EMPLOYMENT,
TRADE LIBERALIZATION,
UNEMPLOYMENT,
URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE,
USES,
UTILITIES,
WEB,
WORKERS, |
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/05/16258607/spatial-development-india
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9357
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