Understanding the urban development model: A case study of the millennial city Gurugram, Haryana
- Bihar Journal of Public Administration
- 20(1), Jan-Jun, 2023: p.145-157
Gurugram, a part of Delhi- NCR, is often regarded as the face of the “New India”. The city with an interesting development arc, has evolved into an aspirational city assuring a “quality of life”. The article reflects on the urban development model and the existent urbanism in the city, influenced by “flexibility” (Gururani, 2013) and speculative logic of the market (Goldman, 2011), attracting private investments in the urban development of the city. I argue that such a development model results in the creation of exceptions and exemptions in the realm of urban planning and governance, benefitting mainly the “elites”. This also uncovers the duality of the entrepreneurial state, i.e. (i) enabling flexibility and thereby making Gurugram a lucrative option for private investments (ii) creating new regulatory bodies to monitor the urban development in the city. – Reproduced