This paper surveys the state of fiscal federalism in India, in the broader context of decentralization. We begin with … services such as water, sanitation, education and health care, and the impacts of decentralization on service quality and the …

India is a large, heterogeneous and complex nation, with multiple languages, religions and ethnicities, and over one … the structures of Indian federalism. This paper traces some of the features of Indian federal institutions, focusing on … separately focuses specifically on the special treatment of what may be characterized as India’s periphery. …

This paper examines delivery of public health care services in India, in the broader context of decentralization. It … recent policy proposals on the public provision of health care, in the context of decentralization. Finally, it makes …

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. …

The 1994 reforms in China were remarkably successful in stabilizing the economy and raising revenues for the benefit of …

The 1994 reforms in China were remarkably successful in stabilizing the economy and raising revenues for the benefit of …

The focus of this paper is unequal arrangements and special treatment for some units within Indian federalism, namely …. We first explore the conceptual issues - the causes and consequences of asymmetric federalism. Next, we trace the … evolution of Indian federalism and analyze the factors contributing to the asymmetric arrangements in political, administrative …

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 …

devolution reforms, China is the ideal context to examine the causes, processes, and effects of fiscal decentralization, which … advancements in the area of fiscal decentralization in China over the past decades. The processes, characteristics, and … knowledge about fiscal decentralization in China contributive, accumulative, and sustainable. …