This paper surveys the state of fiscal federalism in India, in the broader context of decentralization. We begin with … suggestions for reform priorities. -- Federalism ; decentralization ; intergovernmental relations ; economic reform …

This paper surveys the state of fiscal federalism in India, in the broader context of decentralization. We begin with …

characterization of each country in terms of concepts of federalism, i.e., competitive, cooperative and market preserving federalism …. -- Cooperative federalism ; competitive federalism ; market-preserving federalism ; decentralization ; economic development …

are discussed. The characterization of each country in terms of concepts of federalism, i.e., competitive, cooperative and … market preserving federalism, is discussed, in attempting to abstract from the two cases to more general lessons for fiscal …

present time has to be federally flexible and dynamically decentralised and institutions of fiscal federalism are crucial for … federalism if it is to be successful, irrespective of the fact of whether it is being carried out in a federal or non …

centralization that will be adopted, and that asymmetric forms of federalism are often consequences of ongoing negotiations between … convention. In each case, an asymmetric form of federalism is the predicted outcome, although the degree of asymmetry differs …

change in policy allows estimation of the impact of altered federalism. By looking at how states reacted to their enhanced … with significantly lower student achievement growth. As a result, this readjustment of federalism to decision making by … lower levels appeared to lower national achievement. The snapshot of federalism impacts here is a lower bound on the effects …

attempt towards fiscal decentralization must be firmly grounded in the basic principles of fiscal federalism, irrespective of …

Measurement of both federalism and decentralization has been contentious. We introduce three new indicators reflecting … important aspects of both federalism and decentralization. The three new indicators are the result of principal component … evidence that it is important to distinguish between federalism and decentralization, if one is interested in ascertaining …