The political economy of federalism in India /
This study examines the system, institutions, and outcomes arising from the interplay of political and economic forces in Indian federalism. The authors broaden the conceptual framework for analysing Indian federalism to include the political elements and institutions and their strategic interaction...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New Delhi :
Oxford University Press,
2005.
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| Series: | Oxford India paperbacks.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
Table of Contents:
- Political economy of federalism: challenges of reforming policies and institutions
- Political and economic theories of federalism
- A historical review of Indian federalism
- Bargaining, control and commitment
- Dimensions of federal governance
- Assignment of taxes and expenditures
- Fiscal overlapping, concurrency, and competition
- Intergovernmental transfers: rationale and design
- Explicit and implicit intergovernmental transfers
- Natural resources
- The political economy of centre-state transfers
- Regional dimensions of economic growth
- Issues in local government reform
- Policy and institutional dimensions of reform
- Indian federalism in a global environment.