Two decades of urban and rural restructuring in India: An empirical investigation along Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor. (November 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Jain, Manisha; Korzhenevych, Artem; Hecht, Robert
• Is Part Of: Habitat international. Volume 117(2021)
• Publication Date: 2021-11
• Subjects: Global south -- Neoliberalism -- Urban and rural restructuring -- Creative destruction -- India; Human settlements -- Periodicals; 307
• DOI: 10.1016/j.habitatint.2021.102444
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0197-3975

Abstract

Abstract: While neoliberalisation has long drawn scholarly attention, there have been few attempts to quantify the course of restructuring under neoliberal urbanisation. This paper aims to describe and quantify the restructuring process in India for the period 1991–2011. Theoretically embedded in the notion of "creative destruction", the paper adopts a multi-method approach to better discern the interjurisdictional differences of the restructuring process. This research contributes to the urban debate by statistically measuring and distinguishing restructuring process between urban and rural areas using creative destruction moments as well as by underscoring the need for an integrated analysis of rural and urban areas for addressing spatial disparities. Highlights: Concept of creative destruction is applied to India. Multi-method approach is operationalized across space and time. Neoliberal restructuring is measured by a set of destructive and creative moments. Features of the restructuring process in urban and rural areas are discerned. Integrated analysis of rural and urban areas is recommended to curtail disparities.