The 73rd and 74th Amendments in 1992 to India's Constitution resulted in the establishment of the third-tier of government comprising of urban local bodies (ULBs) and Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs). The amendments mandated the establishment of the State Finance Commissions (SFCs) at every...

The new Indian government elected in May 2014 has commendably decided to seek suggestions to refine the Public Procurement Bill of 2012, which was introduced by the previous government. This signals the intention to secure the passage of the revised Bill during the remaining months of 2015. This...

As India rapidly urbanizes, urban governance and management in general, and meeting the financial needs of urban areas in particular, have acquired greater urgency. Sankhe et al. (2010: 15) have projected that by 2030, 590 million Indians will live in cities, more than double the corresponding...

This paper analyses the challenges faced by the policy makers in the U.K. in designing, managing, and winding up of a Metronet Public-Private-Partnership (Project), with a value of nearly GBP 16 billion. The PPP project, initiated in 2003, was envisaged to be a 30 year project, but by 2008 the...