Building from the Bottom

ISBN 10: 8171888410 / ISBN 13: 9788171888412

Published by Academic Foundation, 2010

About this Item

pp. 318 Figures, Illus., Maps.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Building from the Bottom
• Publisher: Academic Foundation
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 8171888410
• ISBN 13: 9788171888412
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

With critical insights into infrastructure governance, this study provides perspectives from policy-making, urban and rural aspects, technology, connectivity, capacity building and participation. There is an increasingly urgent need for large-scale environmental improvement programs and for strengthening governance and the capacity of local institutions to plan, implement, and finance infrastructure provision and service delivery. The book contains a number of such best-practice case studies to reflect community participation, innovation, and commitment—all vital ingredients to the process of building from the bottom up.

About the Author

Sameer Kochhar is the president of the Skoch Development Foundation, the leading think tank on digital, social, and financial inclusion issues in India; the CEO of Skoch Consultancy Services; a consultant for several Fortune 500 companies; and the creator of the world’s largest independent online knowledge repositories on financial inclusion, digital inclusion, and urban development. He is the author of six books, including Speeding Financial Inclusion, and the chief editor of Inclusion, a quarterly publication focused on development economics issues. M. Ramachandran is secretary in the Ministry of Urban Development for the government of India. He was selected to be on deputation to the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in India, was principal secretary to the chief minister before rising to the position of chief secretary.