Re: A case for the rapid urbanization of India

[Sanjeev Sabhlok <sanjeev@sabhlokcity.com>]

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Dear Dr. Sen,

I will try to look into it but given my studies in urban economics, that
argument appears quite unsustainable. H.W. Richardson, Prof. at USC, has
clearly proved (and I fully support the view) that there is no known
optimal size of cities. Technology and environmental conditions are
changing all the time. I can send in the citations if needed. Thanks for
your response anyway,

With regards,
Sanjeev

At 12:07 PM 9/6/00 +0530, you wrote:
>My dear Sanjeev,
>you may want to look up some of the work done by Prof. P.V. Indiresan on the
>optimum size of cities. He suggests that the optimum size is 6 lakhs. Best
>regards - Pronab Sen


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