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020			_a9781009100465
082			_a307.1216 _bMAT-D
100			_aMathur,Shishir
245			_aDevelopment Charges: _bFunding Urban Infrastructure in India and the Global South / _cBy Shishir Mathur
260			_aNew York: _bCambridge University Press, _c2024.
300			_axxiii,208p.
504			_aInclude References and index
520			_aThe book uses the two key findings of the extant literature-the need to empower urban local governments and to employ a variety of local revenue sources to advance the field of local government finance by studying an important fee-based revenue source - development charges. It begins by situating development charges in the larger ecosystem of local public finance and identifying factors to be considered while designing and implementing a development charge program. Next, it reviews the use of development charges globally, especially in Australia, South Africa, and the US. After that, through a comparative analysis of development charge programs in India and the US, and simulations, the book shows how development charges are inadequate for urban India's and the Global South's infrastructure needs. Finally, it suggests ways to levy development charges that are legally sound, transparent, equitable, and politically and administratively feasible while providing a robust revenue stream.
650			_aUrban infrastructure _vFinance _zIndia
650			_aCity planning _zIndia
942			_2ddc _cBK