Politics played a crucial role in the origin and growth of cities since the beginning of humanity. These two developments led to the appearance of political authority. The agricultural revolution itself must have been planned by leaders with imagination and foresight. Thus, a formalized leadership and a well-developed power structure emerged in this process. It is due to this, perhaps, that many cities, in ancient times and today, came into being components of large empires. During the ancient and medieval periods administrative and strategic factors determined the location of towns and cities. This was first hand decided by the rulers or now known as the

In taking a closer look at a certain city and its policies, Delhi can be divided into three parts. Medieval Delhi (Shahjahanabad), imperial Delhi (the British New Delhi) and expanding Delhi (the post-interdependence expansions of Delhi). Just by looking at these names we see how politics and government has shaped yet another city. Unlike a democratic United States, India, led by rulers who influence the government, make all the important decisions. Medieval Delhi has been reduced to slums due to dilapidated conditions of its buildings, high population and increase in commercial activities. Obviously, here is another example of where the government decided its fate. The imperial Delhi is known as the garden city and is a fine example of spatial extravagance. Finally, the expanding Delhi demonstrates its limitless appetite for swallowing agricultural land and villages falling in its way. With the differences of these three areas we see that the rich and powerful people who influence the government live in the nice areas in Imperial Delhi and everyone else lives in the slums. One example of how the government takes action in some of these cities is the Utilization of transit tenements. The government had decided that particular arrangements proposed for re-housing people who were being evicted, should take place prior to the actual evictions. Also, the government issues house-taxes on the people. This is to be considered part of the " master plan" for Delhi combined with other laws and policies that they feel only improve conditions. This just reemphasizes the feeling that the government only helps the important people of society who contribute monetarily. It is a backward way of doing things and part of the main reason why India has never gotten out of the development phase. It is part of the great disparity between the rich and poor that India is a third world country. The lack of policy to guide a dynamic ad quick-paced process like urbanization is bound to affect the nature, face and environment of urban centers.

Since most policies are sponsered by the government, local politicians tend to play important roles in the policies of their cities. Those on the opposition would clearly criticize any programs that are presented, and try to stall its implementation by announcing alternatives or by trying to convince everyone of its harm. The government also has to deal with the demands of the powerful constituencies like commercial and industrial groups. It is extremely hard for them to ignore such interests because they depend heavi

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