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Policy Note on the Unfinished Fiscal Reform Agenda in Indian States
World Bank - 2013
Both central and state governments have carried out significant correction of financial imbalances since 2000, through the implementation of fiscal reforms including enactment of fiscal responsibility (FR) acts. However, the improvement in the finances of all states in aggregate hides wide...
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Croatia - Restructuring Public Finance to Sustain Growth and Improve Public Services : A Public Finance Review
World Bank - 2012
The year 2000 was a turning point in Croatian history, marked by closing the chapter of the war and the first phase of transition. With that, the country turned its attention to the "second transition,"the principle goal of which is to place Croatia on a path to the European Union (EU). While...
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Croatia - Restructuring Public Finance to Sustain Growth and Improve Public Services : A Public Finance Review
World Bank - 2012
The year 2000 was a turning point in Croatian history, marked by closing the chapter of the war and the first phase of transition. With that, the country turned its attention to the "second transition,"the principle goal of which is to place Croatia on a path to the European Union (EU). While...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012552997
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Croatia : Fiscal (De)centralization and Public Service Delivery
World Bank - 2013
This report discusses the contours of a possible strategic direction, the necessary basic institutional set up for implementation, and key reform policy options to be tackled in order to complete the foundations of the decentralization reform initiated in 2001. Croatia is still a highly...
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World Bank Engagement at the State Level : The Cases of Brazil, India, Nigeria and Russia
World Bank - 2012
Beginning in the late 1990s, the World Bank significantly expanded its engagement at the state level in Brazil, India …
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World Bank engagement at the state level : the cases of Brazil, India, Nigeria, and the Russian Federation
World Bank - 2010
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The investment climate in 16 Indian states
Iarossi, Giuseppe - 2009
"In this paper, the author attempts to identify the characteristics of the business climate in India that can help … identify the key features of a poor business environment in India. The analysis shows that infrastructure and institutions …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011394111
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Stamp duties in Indian states : a case for reform
Alm, James - 2004
"Alm, Annez, and Modi review the options for reform of stamp duties on immovable property transfers collected by Indian state governments. After briefly reviewing some of the many administrative difficulties experienced with the tax, they turn to an examination of its economic impacts. A review...
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India - Rural Governments and Service Delivery : Volume 1. Executive Summary
World Bank - 2012
sector of the 29 subjects eligible for devolution. The study intends to assist the Government of India and state governments …, Karnataka, West Bengal and Rajasthan; four states that cover a range of situations in India. Since the assignment of … within the decentralized government structure created by the 1993 Amendment to the constitution of India. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012553147
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India - Rural governments and Service Delivery : Volume 2. Note
World Bank - 2012
sector of the 29 subjects eligible for devolution. The study intends to assist the Government of India and state governments …, Karnataka, West Bengal and Rajasthan; four states that cover a range of situations in India. Since the assignment of … within the decentralized government structure created by the 1993 Amendment to the constitution of India. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012553148