Costs and challenges of local urban services :

Sridhar, Kala Seetharam, 1966-

Costs and challenges of local urban services : evidence from India's cities / Kala Seetharam Sridhar and Om Prakash Mathur. - xxii, 263 p. ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [251]-257) and index.

Urbanization and infrastructure : an introduction
Sampling and methodology for marginal cost estimation of water supply
Data, sources, and variable definitions
Trends in expenditure, marginal cost, and pricing structures : findings from data on water supply
Instruments and methods of water pricing
Solid waste management : institutions, financial mechanisms, and expenditure
Other urban services : patterns in expenditure
Urban reforms : a case study of Ludhiana
Urban reforms : a case study of Rajkot
Towards sustainable urbanization : summary and conclusions.


This study examines the provision of infrastructure in India's urban areas by examining the costs of providing these services. It analyses the challenges in reform of service delivery in the context of developing countries.

9780198060840 (hbk.) 019806084X

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Public utilities--India.
Public utilities--Costs.--India
Urbanization--India.
Municipal services--India.

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