I just found this interesting article via MSNBC and Newsweek about the raging debate between politicians and big business. Ok, so that alone doesn't make it interesting, that seems to happen all the time. What makes it so interesting is that the debate is waging in India over the infrastructure in Bangalore, India's technology capital.
The great debate is over whether the money should be invested to improve the city's dilapidated infrastructure (roads, drainage, transportation) or whether the capital should be invested in more rural areas of the state of Karnataka. The politicians, who believe in the latter, feel that by investing the money in the rural areas, more businesses could thrive there, boosting that economy, creating more jobs, etc. Big business feels that capital improvements should be made in the existing city of Bangalore, as its currently a flourishing city drawing international companies to do business there.
I see both sides of the argument, however I side with "big" business on this one. Build up what you have now, show the international companies that India has what it takes to compete on a global stage and then move out to other areas.
Urban Renewal?
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