WORKSHOP ON ACTORS, POLICIES AND URBAN GOVERNANCE IN MUMBAI
February 23, 2005
Organised by
Centre de Sciences Humaines, New Delhi
and
Vibhooti Shukla Chair, Department of Economics, University of Mumbai
Date : 23 February 2005
Venue : ICSSR / J.P. Naik Bhavan / University of Mumbai Vidyanagari, Santacruz (East) – Mumbai 98
Morning Session I 10:00 am - 1:30 pm
Chair:
Dr. Marie – Hélène Zérah
10:00-10:15 am
Presentation of the APUG research programme and of the Mumbai Team
Dr. Véronique Dupont (Director, Centre de Sciences Humaines, New Delhi)
Dr. Marie – Hélène Zérah (Institute of Research for Development, Paris / Centre de Science Humaines, New Delhi)
10:15-11:15 am
Putting Mumbai First – Rescaling strategies in India
Dr. Loraine Kennedy (Centre for the Study of India and South Asia, Paris)
Discussant: Prof. Ajit Karnik (University of Mumbai)
11:15-11:30 Tea Break
11:30 am -12:30 am
Municipal Finances: Issues & Key Reform Areas
Prof. Abhay Pethe (Department of Economic, University of Mumbai)
Discussant: Dr. Rajalaxmi Kamath (Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research)
12:30 pm – 130 pm
Issues of governance in Mumbai
M. Ashok Datar (Chairman of Mumbai Environment Social Network)
Discussant: Dr. Frédéric Landy (University Paris X, Nanterre)
1:30 pm - 2:00 pm Lunch break
Afternoon Session I 2:00 - 5:30 pm
Chairperson: Prof. Abhay Pethe
2:00 - 3:00 pm
Transparency and accountability
M. Yazad Jal (PRAJA foundation)
Discussant: Ms. Seema Redkar (Greater Mumbai Municipal Corporation)
3:00 - 4:00 pm
Assessing changing decision making processes in Mumbai – A case study of Solid Waste Management
Dr. Marie – Hélène Zérah (Institute of Research for Development, Paris / Centre de Science Humaines, New Delhi)
Discussant: Dr. Amita Bhide (Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai)
4:00 - 4:15 pm Tea break
Afternoon Session II 4:15 – 5:30 pm
Chairperson: Dr. Véronique Dupont
Summing up and future prospects for the research agenda in Mumbai
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