This paper discusses the political economy of definitions of urban and rural in India. When using alternative definitions of urban, we find that India is much more urban than is officially recognised and present a case for alternate definitions.
A survey of 20,597 households across Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Bengaluru to assess households’ perception of safety and the police, identify behavioural changes adopted by households to avoid victimisation, and estimate the incidence of crime.
Land and real estate markets in Indian cities have been overly regulated for a long time. Builders in India today are merely responding to incentives created by the current regulatory framework.
This Working Paper by former Senior Associate, Komal Hiranandani, was submitted to Cornell University as her Master of Science thesis, and was partially supported by IDFC Institute.
Utilizing data on election results from 1952 to 2017, covering all 16 Lok Sabha or Parliamentary Constituency elections and last 3 elections for each state/UT assemblies