India's Urban challenge

Eurasian Geography and Economics

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 7-20

  Nijman, Jan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Delhi; Economic development; Employment; India; Industrialization; Kolkata; Mumbai; Urban population; Urbanization

Indexed keywords

CENSUS; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ECONOMIC GROWTH; EMPLOYMENT; INDUSTRIALIZATION; LABOR RELATIONS; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; RURAL-URBAN MIGRATION; SUSTAINABILITY; URBAN POPULATION; URBANIZATION;

CALCUTTA; DELHI; INDIA; MAHARASHTRA; MUMBAI; WEST BENGAL;

EID: 84860127096     PISSN: 15387216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2747/1539-7216.53.1.7     Document Type: Article

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