Introduction: building stories -- Routes of accumulation -- Speculating on Indian futures -- The India story -- Betting on the future -- Constructing consumer India -- Conflict and commensuration -- Transparency and control -- Developers' quest for credibility and capital -- Quality projects I:...

Arup Mitra is a professor of Economics at the Institute of Economic Growth, Delhi. His research interest include issues in the area of urban development, labour and welfare, industrial growth and productivity and gender inequality. He has published in a number of international and national...