Studies in Urban public sector

In the context of growing urban sector in India, an analysis of the problems of urban local public sector is all the more important and urgently called for because of the simple fact that our towns and cities are getting more and more urbanised and causing great concern to policy makers, urban scientists and urbanites In this context the present study attempts an economic analysis of (a) the problems of municipal governments in mobilisation and allocation of finances for production and distribution of urban local public goods and services, (b) the impact of demographic factors on supply of and demand for these services, (c) the critical appraisal of the present national policies on urban development and urban local public sector, and (d) micro and macro level
examinations of the performance of- urban local governments and service systems with case studies. Though it is too much to claim this study as more detailed and comprehensive, it covers most of the economic issues of urban local governments and makes a few suggestion which will help the policy makers and academicians as well.