Contents: Vol. I. Planning and Policies of Cities: Preface. 1. The formation of economic clusters: old problems and new perspectives. 2. Urban economics in retrospect: continuity or change? 3. City systems: general equilibrium approaches. 4. Intra-industry specialization and urban development. 5. A model of urban systems and trade. 6. Urban growth models: an overview. 7. Urbanization and growth. 8. Urban expansion beyond the city edge. 9. Employment problems in cities. 10. Cities and the geography of financial capitals.

Vol. II. Urban Problems in India: Preface. 1. Social bases of political and administrative prominence. 2. Congress factions in Indore: origins and election outcomes. 3. Indore\'s changing authority structure: vertical linkages and integration. 4. State penetration of the Municipal arena. 5. The Municipal process. 6. The politics of the water crisis. 7. The politics of town planning: Bureaucratic Agency Competition. 8. The Labour Arena in city politics: the struggle for power. 9. The fragmentation of urban politics. Index.

Vol. III. A New Approach to Municipal Administration in India: Preface. 1. Problems of urban government. 2. Recruitment and training in Municipal administration in India. 3. Government control and assistance to the municipal bodies. 4. Public participation in local government. 5. Municipal administration in Andhra Pradesh. 6. Municipal administration in Assam. 7. Municipal administration in Bihar. 8. Municipal administration in Gujarat. 9. Municipal administration in Haryana. 10. Municipal administration in Jammu and Kashmir. 11. Municipal administration in Kerala. 12. Government in metropolitan Kolkata. 13. Some administrative aspects of Kolkata\'s Basic Development Plan. 14. Administering the urban fringe. 15. State agency for municipal supervision. 16. State-local relations in urban development. 17. Urban plan administration.

Vol. IV. Health Administration in Development Countries: Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. Ecology and political set up: Delhi. 3. Policy and legal framework for health services. 4. Health Department: institutional framework. 5. Health Department: activity analysis. 6. War against disease. 7. Intelligence shapes tactics. 8. The winged menace. 9. The Campaign against Guerillas. 10. Other campaigns. 11. Cutting enemy communications. 12. Building up resistance. 13. There is no safety in numbers. 14. The quest for quality. 15. Nursing. 16. Maternal and child welfare. 17. The C.H.S. Scheme and hospitals in the capital city. 18. The home guard and the border patrol. 19. Indigenous systems of medicine. 20. The city\'s water supply and sanitation. 21. Regulating the city\'s expansion. 22. Cleaning the Augean Stables.

Vol. V. Financial Administration and Urban Management: Preface. 1. Civil Service Training: a socio-historical perspective. 2. Training for public services in India: challenges of development. 3. Training in development management. 4. Theory and practice in public administration. 5. Civil service training in India for urban management. 6. Administration urban. 7. Training needs of the All-India Services. 8. Training strategies for responsive administration. 9. Role of focused training in public administration. 10. Relevance of behavioural inputs in civil service training in India. 11. Training for performance and behavioural change. 12. Career management in India. Annexures. Index.

"Development and infrastructure projects in some cities, especially those not located in wealthy states, suffer from an inability to raise sufficient funds even if there is an adequate master plan in place.

The 2001 census shows that almost 28 per cent Indians live in cities. This figure is likely to go up to 40 per cent by 2021. With this kind of population density concentrated in cities, ratings will also help businesses as well as individuals decide as to which city is best suited for their interests. Though the scope of these ratings is restricted to only development schemes, that itself works as a good and clear indicator of the direction of progress that a city is planning."