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We provide a theory of how growth, corruption, and a low-powered public-sector pay scale coexist in a stable … widespread corruption. …
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This paper surveys the state of fiscal federalism in India, in the broader context of decentralization. We begin with …
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This paper analyzes the process of reform of India's federal system, with a focus on fiscal federalism. We first … dynamics of India's federal system. …
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This paper provides a comparative assessment of fiscal decentralization in China and India, including the standard … been very active, is contrasted with that of India, where local governments remain circumscribed in their authority …
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This article examines recent and potential reforms in India's fiscal federal system. We summarize key federal … institutions in India, including tax and expenditure assignments, and mechanisms for Center-state transfers. We discuss the … context of, and been influenced by, broader economic reform in India. …
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This article examines recent and potential reforms in India's fiscal federal system. We summarize key federal … institutions in India, including tax and expenditure assignments, and mechanisms for Center-state transfers. We discuss the … context of, and been influenced by, broader economic reform in India. …
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This paper provides a comparative assessment of fiscal decentralization in China and India, including the standard … been very active, is contrasted with that of India, where local governments remain cumscribed in their authority, despite …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010285340
This paper surveys the state of fiscal federalism in India, in the broader context of decentralization. We begin with …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010285343
This paper looks at welfare reforms in Italy and their effects on labour supply. I focus on social security reforms, which have taken place in the 1990s and on labour market reforms. Old age social security expenditure in Italy is high (14% of GDP) and the system has been very generous on early...
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This paper reviews how income-support systems affect labour force participation in the UK. The UK's approach to social insurance is basic security, with modest, typically flat-rate, benefits; insurance-based benefits are relatively unimportant. Compared with the EU, the UK has high employment...
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