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Synopsis The relation between economic development and urbanisation in India is critically examined in this study. It manifests the nature of urbanisation at the regional level as well as in relation to the high concentration of urban population and activities in cities. The present publication includes Urban economy: changes and growth; Global economic and urban governance; Economic growth and income structure; Urban planning and finance; Urban housing and transport; Rural product and urban market and waste recycle industry. It attempts to provide a ground level view of the complexities of economic development, in all its intricacies. As such the publication is significant addition to the current literature in the area and is of immense interest to planners, policy makers, economists, local government authorities as well as students and researchers.