Abstract
This paper explores the implementation of the Indian Government’s Smart Cities Mission in four cities. The Mission was to be delivered through a tightly specified governance form, known as a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV), although its function (smart urban renewal) was left more open. The national reform was, however, silent on how the SPV would work within the pre-existing network of actors. Using interviews and documentary analysis, the paper shows how the embedding of SPVs within pre-existing governance networks was strongly shaped by state-level decisions and local institutional dynamics. These insights open up new avenues for research into multi-level meta-governance.
| Original language | English |
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| Number of pages | 27 |
| Journal | Administration & Society |
| Early online date | 21 Mar 2024 |
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| Publication status | E-pub ahead of print - 21 Mar 2024 |
Bibliographical note
Funding:The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: This work was supported by the Newton Fund, administered by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) [grant number ES/R006741/1]; and the Indian Council of Social Science Research [grant number ICSR0002].
