Nirmala Rao is Professor of Politics and Pro-Director at SOAS, University of London, UK. She has published extensively in the field of urban governance and her other publications include Cities in Transition: Growth and Change in Six Metropolitan Areas (Routledge) and Governing London (with Ben Pimlott).

• 1. Urban governance in India2. The conditions of effective metropolitan governance3. London: A prototype for India?4. Devolution of power to cities5. The reach of metropolitan power6. The structures of metropolitan authority7. Urban leadership and civic engagement8. The future of India’s urban governance

Based on this conceptual foundation, the remaining chapters focus on the selected capital cities in terms of decision making within the context of devolution, relationships across urban intergovernmental structures, organizational approaches to address basic infrastructure needs, and the concentration of power within the metropolitan leadership. - E. Wohlers, Cameron University

Nirmala Rao is Professor of Politics and Pro-Director at SOAS, University of London, UK. She has published extensively in the field of urban governance and her other publications include Cities in Transition: Growth and Change in Six Metropolitan Areas (Routledge) and Governing London (with Ben Pimlott).

• 1. Urban governance in India2. The conditions of effective metropolitan governance3. London: A prototype for India?4. Devolution of power to cities5. The reach of metropolitan power6. The structures of metropolitan authority7. Urban leadership and civic engagement8. The future of India’s urban governance

Based on this conceptual foundation, the remaining chapters focus on the selected capital cities in terms of decision making within the context of devolution, relationships across urban intergovernmental structures, organizational approaches to address basic infrastructure needs, and the concentration of power within the metropolitan leadership. - E. Wohlers, Cameron University

Nirmala Rao is Professor of Politics and Pro-Director at SOAS, University of London, UK. She has published extensively in the field of urban governance and her other publications include Cities in Transition: Growth and Change in Six Metropolitan Areas (Routledge) and Governing London (with Ben Pimlott).

• 1. Urban governance in India2. The conditions of effective metropolitan governance3. London: A prototype for India?4. Devolution of power to cities5. The reach of metropolitan power6. The structures of metropolitan authority7. Urban leadership and civic engagement8. The future of India’s urban governance

Based on this conceptual foundation, the remaining chapters focus on the selected capital cities in terms of decision making within the context of devolution, relationships across urban intergovernmental structures, organizational approaches to address basic infrastructure needs, and the concentration of power within the metropolitan leadership. - E. Wohlers, Cameron University