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An Overview of India’s Urbanization, Urban Economic Growth and Urban Equity

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  • Sabyasachi Tripathi

    (Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations Lodi Road, New Delhi -11003, India)

Abstract

Purpose: The main objective of this paper is to analyze the recent past trends and patterns of urbanization, urban economic growth, and urban equity measured by urban poverty and inequality in India. Methodology: In addition, it reviews the different urban development policies and programme which are undertaken in different Plan Periods in India. Findings: The analysis shows that higher rate of urbanization is associated with higher economic growth, lower level of poverty and higher extent of inequality in urban India. Recommendations: The findings suggest that Indian government needs to speed up the urbanization rate as it contributes higher share of national GDP by reducing urban poverty and inequality.

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  • Sabyasachi Tripathi, 2015. "An Overview of India’s Urbanization, Urban Economic Growth and Urban Equity," International Journal of Economics and Empirical Research (IJEER), The Economics and Social Development Organization (TESDO), vol. 3(3), pages 115-127, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:ijr:journl:v:3:y:2015:i:3:p:115-127
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    1. Sabyasachi Tripathi, 2019. "Do economic reforms promote urbanization in India?," Asia-Pacific Journal of Regional Science, Springer, vol. 3(3), pages 647-674, October.
    2. Rani, Chetana & Tripathi, Sabyasachi, 2016. "Determinants of Urbanization in Different Size/Class Distribution of Cities/Towns in India," MPRA Paper 74757, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    3. Saumyabrata Chakrabarti & Vivekananda Mukherjee, 2020. "Birth of Census Towns in India: An Economic Analysis," South Asian Journal of Macroeconomics and Public Finance, , vol. 9(2), pages 139-166, December.
    4. Sabyasachi Tripathi & Kavita Mahey, 2017. "Urbanization and economic growth in Punjab (India): an empirical analysis," Urban Research & Practice, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 10(4), pages 379-402, October.

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    Keywords

    Urbanization; Economic Growth; Inequality; Poverty; Urban India;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • R11 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General Regional Economics - - - Regional Economic Activity: Growth, Development, Environmental Issues, and Changes
    • R12 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General Regional Economics - - - Size and Spatial Distributions of Regional Economic Activity; Interregional Trade (economic geography)
    • R58 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Regional Government Analysis - - - Regional Development Planning and Policy

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