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Title: Scaling The Heights: Social Inclusion and Sustainable Development in Himachal Pradesh
Organization:World Bank
Author:Das M B, Kapoor-Mehta S, Taş E O, Žumbytė I
Year:2015

Infrastructure is likely to be the main engine of growth in India, and the Himalayan state of Himachal Pradesh is no exception. Simultaneously, the discontents of infrastructure—both potential and actual—have been salient in India’s public discourse for some time now, as they have been elsewhere. Concerns and questions have been raised about whether infrastructure-led development will exacerbate traditional forms of exclusion; whether it will be environmentally sustainable; whether benefits will be shared equitably; whether such growth will respect institutions or assist in building new and effective ones; and whether citizens will have a voice in decisions about timing and location of infrastructure, as well as in other processes. In short, will infrastructure-led growth be “inclusive”.




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