In the public's interest :

Bhan, Gautam,

In the public's interest : evictions, citizenship, and inequality in contemporary Delhi / Gautam Bhan. - xiv, 290 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm - Geographies of justice and social transformation ; 30 .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: "how did we get here?" -- Planned illegalities : the production of housing in Delhi 1947-2010 -- Planned development and/as crisis : evictions and the politics of governance in contemporary Delhi -- Unmaking citizens : spatial illegality, urban citizenship and the challenges for inclusive politics -- "You can't just walk into a court" : notes on the judicialisation of resistance -- Concluding provocations : inquiries from the South -- Notes -- References -- Index.

9780820350103 (pbk.)

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Internally displaced persons--Social conditions.--India--Delhi
Forced migration--India--Delhi.
Urban poor--India--Delhi.
Equality--India--Delhi.
City planning and redevelopment law--India--Delhi.
Urban poor--Legal status, laws, etc.--India--Delhi.

HV640.4.I4 / B54 2016

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