India witnessed high levels of growth in the last decade but national levels of poverty and inequality remain high. Infrastructure provision is seen as a particularly important instrument for helping in regional development where government can play a significant role due to the public goods...

Intro -- Contents -- Series Foreword -- I Introduction -- 1 Public Infrastructure Provisioning -- 2 Actors and Innovations in the Evolution of Infrastructure Services -- II Investment, Growth, Policy Issues -- 3 Population Density, Optimal Infrastructure, and Economic Growth -- 4 Infrastructure...

This paper highlights the inequality in financial penetration and usage in India, based on macro level data, and shows how certain regions, such as the Northeastern or Eastern of the country need special attention by the policy makers. Credit schemes need to be formalized so that the weaker...