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 …

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 …