The politics and anti-politics of shelter policy in Chennai, India
Thesis (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 2008.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2009
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| author | Raman, Nithya Varsha |
| author2 | Balakrishnan Rajagopal. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/453672019-04-11T00:31:59Z The politics and anti-politics of shelter policy in Chennai, India Raman, Nithya Varsha Balakrishnan Rajagopal. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning. Urban Studies and Planning. Thesis (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 2008. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 82-87). Many scholars argue that global forces, such as increased economic integration into the global economy or interventions from international aid agencies, are directly affecting the governance of municipalities. This paper explores the process by which international influences affect local governance by using the history of a single institution, the Tamil Nadu Slum Clearance Board in Chennai, India, and examining the evolution of the Board's policies towards slums and slum clearance from 1970 to the present. In its early years, state level political party incentives determined the shelter policies of the Board. The World Bank donated significant amounts of money to the Board for projects in low- income shelter provision between 1975 and 1996, and attempted to significantly change shelter sector policies in the city. However, the Bank faced a great deal of resistance in imposing reforms on the Board. It was not until they radically changed institutional structures within the Board to cut ties with local political parties that they were able to successfully implement policy reform. The history of the Tamil Nadu Slum Clearance Board suggests that institutional structures are of great importance when trying to understand the way in which international influences affect local governance. by Nithya V. Raman. M.C.P. 2009-04-29T17:31:35Z 2009-04-29T17:31:35Z 2008 2008 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/45367 316867650 eng M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 87 leaves application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| spellingShingle | Urban Studies and Planning. Raman, Nithya Varsha The politics and anti-politics of shelter policy in Chennai, India |
| title | The politics and anti-politics of shelter policy in Chennai, India |
| title_full | The politics and anti-politics of shelter policy in Chennai, India |
| title_fullStr | The politics and anti-politics of shelter policy in Chennai, India |
| title_full_unstemmed | The politics and anti-politics of shelter policy in Chennai, India |
| title_short | The politics and anti-politics of shelter policy in Chennai, India |
| title_sort | politics and anti politics of shelter policy in chennai india |
| topic | Urban Studies and Planning. |
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