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1. Reshaping City Governance

   London, Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad

   By Nirmala Rao

   Series: Routledge Contemporary South Asia Series

   It is well recognised that while India is a rising power, poised to emerge into the front rank of global economies, the pace and scale of India’s urbanisation calls for more effective metropolitan management if that growth is not to be constrained by gathering urban crisis. Three of the greatest...

   To Be Published March 30th 2014 by Routledge
2. Teaching in Primary Schools in China and India

   Contexts of learning

   By Nirmala Rao, Emma Pearson, Kai-ming Cheng, Margaret Taplin

   Series: Routledge Research in International and Comparative Education

   This book compares primary education in urban and rural China and India. It focuses on how the sociocultural context including educational policy, educators and parents’ beliefs, and the conditions under which teaching and learning occur shape classroom pedagogy and determine children’s attainment....

   Published January 30th 2013 by Routledge
3. Cities in Transition

   Growth, Change and Governance in Six Metropolitan Areas

   By Nirmala Rao

   This is an up-to-date and topical treatment of how six major cities in Europe, North America and Asia are coping with the new demands on urban government. Population expansion, the migration of new peoples and disparities between cities and suburbs are longstanding features of the urban crisis....

   Published October 30th 2007 by Routledge