Scaling New Heights : Vizag-Chennai Industrial Corridor, India's First Coastal Corridor.

Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Tables, Figures, and Boxes -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- 1 Lessons from the Past, A Vision of the Future -- Toward a New Approach to Rapid Industrialization -- Driving Economic Growth: Boosting India's Manufacturing Performance -- Unleashing Growth with the Right Policy Mix -- Economic Corridors-Instruments of Growth -- Status of Economic Corridors -- East Coast Economic Corridor-India's First Coastal Corridor -- Vizag-Chennai Industrial Corridor-Realizing the Vision -- Proposing Node-Based Industrial Development -- Constructing Industrial Clusters -- Urbanization alongside Industrial Development -- Supporting Coastal Economic Zones and Special Economic Zones through Economic Corridor Development -- Organization of the Book -- 2 Unlocking the Potential of Vizag-Chennai Industrial Corridor Industries -- Realizing Manufacturing Strength -- Tapping into Global Value Chains -- "Slicing" the Production Process -- Identifying Constraints to Industrial Growth in India -- Moving Toward a Business-Induced Future -- Identifying Prospective Industries -- Dissecting Policy Constraints to Poor Industrial Performance -- Recognizing the Costs of Over-Regulation and Market Failure -- Connecting the Smaller Firms -- Addressing Binding Constraints to Industrial Performance in the Vizag-Chennai Industrial Corridor -- Commending Efforts to Improve the Business Environment -- Promoting Skills Development -- 3 Revitalizing the Regulatory Framework for the Vizag-Chennai Industrial Corridor -- Easing the Process for Setting up a Business -- Advancing Much-Needed Reforms -- Facilitating the Process for Closing a Business -- Tackling India's Rigid Exit Norms -- Recognizing Promising Labor Reform Initiatives -- Pushing for Labor Reforms -- Streamlining Regulations and Compliance.

Streamlining Logistics and Trade Facilitation -- Ports and Shipping -- Trade Facilitation -- Setting up a Management Authority -- Synchronizing Industrial and Urban Development -- Addressing the Difficulty of Securing Land for Industrial Development -- Reconciling the Competing Objectives of Industrial and Urban Development -- Supporting Integrated Regional Planning -- 4 The Locus of Transformation-Four Industrial Nodes -- Addressing Land Acquisition Issues -- Describing the Four Industrial Nodes -- Vizag-The Most Industrially Developed Node -- Kakinada-Land and a Deep-Draft Port Ripe for Development -- Gannavaram-Kankipadu-Access to South Central Railway -- Srikalahasti-Yerpedu-Proximity to Tirupati's Tourists and Chennai's International Airport -- Achieving International Benchmarks -- 5 Boosting Manufacturing Competitiveness-Infrastructure and Connectivity Support -- Promoting the Vizag-Chennai Industrial Corridor Gateways -- Describing the Current State of Ports -- Seizing Opportunities by Accelerating Cargo Agglomeration -- Capitalizing on Two Mega Container Ports -- Outlining the Ports Projects -- Supporting Connectivity among Hinterland Centers, Gateways, and Nodes -- Fostering Air Route Connectivity -- Strengthening the Vizag-Chennai Industrial Corridor Spines and Grids -- Categorizing Rail Traffic -- Summarizing the Transport Infrastructure Projects -- Powering Up the Corridor -- Understanding the Energy Supply-Demand Gap -- Revisiting Power Generation in Andhra Pradesh -- Adding Transmission Capacity -- Expanding the Distribution System -- Responding to the Need for Additional Power Infrastructure -- Addressing Urban Infrastructure Requirements -- Improving Water and Waste Management Infrastructure -- Expanding the Public Transport System -- Filling the Gap for Additional Investments -- Taking India to New Heights -- References.

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