India Rural Infrastucture Report

1. Auflage 2007
ISBN: 978-0-7619-3576-6
Verlag: SAGE Publications Pvt. Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 118 Seiten, Format (B × H): 216 mm x 272 mm, Gewicht: 453 g

Based on primary data collected through a nationwide survey, the report aims to resolve some of the contradictions that have stymied the expansion of infrastructure in rural India with the aim of encouraging balanced regional growth of rural infrastructure. It proposes

- Forming public-private partnerships

- Greater decentralisation of regulation and ownership

- Greater reliance on user fees to recover costs

- Greater use of microfinance

This is a definitive report on the state of rural infrastructure in the four major sectors of power, telecommunications, roads and transport, and water and sanitation. Given that the solutions to rural infrastructure problems are necessarily going to be unique in rural areas, where people are already underserved, this study focusing on rural infrastructure is valuable in that it advocates for new financing methods; attracting new players to provide services; adopting new policies to support privatisation and decentralisation of infrastructure services. In sum, it outlines a financially sustainable and inventive new approach.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Ncaer

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Entwicklungspolitik, Nord-Süd Beziehungen
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Volkswirtschaftslehre Allgemein Wirtschaftswachstum
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Internationale Wirtschaft Entwicklungsökonomie & Emerging Markets
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Agrarsoziologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword by RAKESH MOHAN
Preface by SUMAN BERY
Policy Overview
The promise of infrastructure in rural India
Rural infrastructure, economic growth and poverty alleviation
The context of this study
Telecommunications
The status of rural telecommunications
A critique of the existing approach
Towards a new approach
Financing the new approach
Regulation and governance
Conclusion
Power
The status of rural power
A critique of the existing approach
Towards a new approach
Financing the new approach
Regulation and governance
Combating power thefts
Conclusion
Roads and transport
The status of rural roads and transport
A critique of the existing approach
Towards a new approach
Financing the new approach
Regulation and governance
Conclusion
Water and sanitation
The status of rural water and sanitation
A critique of the existing approach
Towards a new approach
Financing the new approach
Regulation and governance
Conclusion
Cross-cutting issues
Infrastructure as the foundation for development
The essence of the new approach
Implementation of the new approach