Based on cross-country data for up to 78 countries, this paper shows that fiscal decentralization-the assignment of … governance, such as corruption, rule of law, and government effectiveness. Unlike previous studies in the decentralization …/governance literature, which focus primarily on expenditure-based measures of decentralization, the results reported in this paper show that …

empirical evidence about actual country practices. This paper presents data on fiscal decentralization for about 80 countries … for transition economies, the levels of decentralization are relatively stable over the time period. The findings are … factors identified in the literature as determining the extent of fiscal decentralization …

-country evidence, based on a sample of developing and developed countries, that fiscal decentralization—the assignment of expenditure …

As Gandhi often pointed out, India lives in villages and unless village life can be revitalized the nation as a whole … can hardly come alive. When India became independent in 1947, perhaps one-third of the villages of India had traditional … government introduced Panchayati Raj system in India through the 73rd Constitutional Amendment in 1992. The article mainly …

This paper examines India’s federal system in the context of prospects for India’s future economic growth and … development. After a brief review of India’s recent policy reforms and economic development outcomes, and of the country’s federal … institutions, the analysis focuses on the major issues with respect to India’s federal system in terms of their developmental …