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Are Private Investments Serving the Poor in India?

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  • Chandrima Mukhopadhyay

    (Newcastle University, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK chandrima.mukhopadhyay@ncl.ac.uk)

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Public–private partnership (PPP) was introduced as a tool to overcome the financial resource scarcity of developing nation-states to deliver infrastructure. While researchers have extensively focused on the procedural adoption of PPP in developing nations, the distributional side of PPP has received very little attention. This article investigates whether the central government has been successful in directing PPP towards the poor regions in India. This study shows that PPP in India contributes towards the process of uneven development.

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  • Chandrima Mukhopadhyay, 2011. "Are Private Investments Serving the Poor in India?," Journal of Infrastructure Development, India Development Foundation, vol. 3(1), pages 39-63, June.
  • Handle: RePEc:sae:jouinf:v:3:y:2011:i:1:p:39-63
    DOI: 10.1177/097493061100300102
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    Keywords

    JEL Classification: O2; JEL Classification: R4; JEL Classification: R58; Infrastructure distribution; public–private partnership; India; regional development;
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    JEL classification:

    • O2 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Development Planning and Policy
    • R4 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Transportation Economics
    • R58 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Regional Government Analysis - - - Regional Development Planning and Policy

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