report.The focus is on expenditures related to physical infrastructure in India Argues that a paradigm shift in the … expenditure process that gives adequate incentives for elimination of waste and for proper oversight is necessary in India. Moving …

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

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 …

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. -- Intergovernmental transfers ; economic reform …

This article examines the nature of India's federal system, and recent and potential reforms in its structure and … working. We summarize key federal institutions in India, focusing particularly on the mechanisms for Center-state transfers … federation. We examine the evidence on how India's political economy has affected the practical workings of the transfer …

to a socio-political system characterized by a landlord-leader configuration, i.e. rural India of the 1960's, and …

This paper provides a self-contained overview of the present problems of state finances in India. It begins with an … aspects of India's federal system. The paper then reviews the current situation of India's state government finances, going on …

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

The 73rd and 74th Amendments in 1992 to India's Constitution resulted in the establishment of the third-tier of … paper has developed a framework for assessing the role of SFCs in India over the last two decades. The framework focuses on … amenities. The evolving dynamics of Union - State relations in India implies there is an urgent need to address challenges of …