Neoliberal Urban Transformations in Indian Cities
Paradoxes and Predicaments
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12672260 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Soumyadip Chattopadhyay (0000-0002-7373-1408, Visva-Bharati University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 307-321 |
| Publication date | 2017-09-04 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Progress in Development Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1464-9934 • E-ISSN: 1477-027X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1464993417716355 |
| OpenAlex | W2752066107 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 17 |
| References cited | 27 |
This article attempts to understand state practices of restructuring of urban space and modes of governance, the role and strategies of the different actors involved and their participatory implications related to neoliberal urban transformation in Indian cities. Intergovernmental competition and inter-party conflict have constrained India’s attempts towards ‘state rescaling’, marked by incomplete devolution of authority and resources to the cities. In contrast to decentralization, a new networked form of local governance restructures and shifts the authority and resources from the municipality to the private sector, civil society groups or other agencies or branches within governments. These forms have institutionalized highly insulated and discretionary processes of decision-making to serve interest and priorities of upper-and middle-class population. Powers of the municipal officials and elected representatives have been weakened. Such political discursive processes and practices have rendered urban poor and their interests invisible within transformative cities. All these necessitate grounded deeper evaluations of such policies that are celebrated as technically sound and efficient or promote ‘good governance’
Citizen journalism · Corporate governance · Decentralization · Devolution (biology · Economic system · Economics · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Population · Restructuring · Sociology · State (computer science · Transformative learning · Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism · Law · Public Administration · Urban and Rural Development Challenges · Urban Planning and Governance
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| Unique citing works | 17 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 2.13 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2025 (8) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 17 |