Interpreting the Demand for Koshala State in Orissa: Development versus Underdevelopment

Pradhan, Jaya Prakash and Sahoo, Manoj Kumar and Abraham, Vinoj and Mishra, Ritu Kumar (2004): Interpreting the Demand for Koshala State in Orissa: Development versus Underdevelopment.

Abstract

This paper examines the rising demand for Koshala state in Orissa and looks for factors responsible for it. It found that the issue of underdevelopment and state apathy-cum-failures in addressing the same has been the single most important factor contributed for the demand for Koshala state. The study prescribes suitable policies for Orissa government to adopt to contain the demand for this new state.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: Koshala Region, Coastal Region, Development, Underdevelopment
• Subjects: R - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics > R5 - Regional Government Analysis > R58 - Regional Development Planning and Policy; O - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth > O1 - Economic Development > O18 - Urban, Rural, Regional, and Transportation Analysis ; Housing ; Infrastructure; O - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth > O1 - Economic Development > O10 - General; R - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics > R1 - General Regional Economics > R11 - Regional Economic Activity: Growth, Development, Environmental Issues, and Changes

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