Alain Bertaud on Order Without Design
b'
In this episode, Shruti speaks with Alain Bertaud about how Indian cities have evolved, utilities pricing, land use restrictions such as floor area ratio and floor space index, slums, charter cities, urbanization in Africa and much more. Bertaud is an urbanist, distinguished visiting scholar at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, and senior research scholar at New York University\\u2019s Marron Institute of Urban Management. From 1980 to 1999, he was the principal urban planner at the World Bank. His book about urban planning is titled \\u201cOrder Without Design: How Markets Shape Cities.\\u201d
Recorded February 7th, 2023
Read a\\xa0full transcript\\xa0enhanced with helpful links.
Follow\\xa0Shruti on Twitter
Follow Alain on Twitter
Click\\xa0here\\xa0for the latest Ideas of India episodes sent straight to your inbox.
'