TY - CHAP T1 - Ahmedabad: A Case of Efficiency in Spending T2 - State of Urban Services in India's Cities Y1 - 2012 A1 - Sridhar, Kala Seetharam A1 - Reddy, A. Venugopala A1 - Sridhar, Kala Seetharam A1 - Reddy, A. Venugopala KW - Ahmedabad KW - Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation KW - Roads KW - Sanitation KW - Sewerage KW - Solid Waste Management KW - Street Lighting KW - Urban Land KW - Urban Services KW - Water Supply AB -

This chapter focuses on Ahmedabad, which is the largest city in Gujarat. The chapter begins with a section on the socio-economic characteristics of the city, including a profile of its labour force. This is followed by the city's governance and institutional arrangements — the city is administered by the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) — and its corresponding services. A comprehensive list of these services is provided in the chapter. The next section is on the contributions of land sales and/or leasing to the revenues of the AMC. The chapter concludes with a detailed discussion of the relationship of expenditure and service delivery, and examines the available expenditure on various services such as water supply, sanitation, municipal roads, solid waste management, and sewerage.

JA - State of Urban Services in India's Cities PB - Oxford University Press SP - 16 - 51 UR - http://www.oxfordscholarship.com/view/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198065388.001.0001/acprof-9780198065388-chapter-2 ID - AZ-CF-175939 M3 - 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198065388.001.0001 ER -