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Strengthening Decentralization - Augmenting The Consolidated Fund of the States by the Thirteenth Finance Commission: A Normative Approach

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The present study examines issues related to fiscal federalism at the third tier in general and grants to local bodies in particular. The study presents a normative framework to estimate the requirements of operation and maintenance (O&M) expenditure at the local body level based on three important public services that is, water, education and roads. [DRG Study Series No. 29].

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  • Abhay Pethe, 2009. "Strengthening Decentralization - Augmenting The Consolidated Fund of the States by the Thirteenth Finance Commission: A Normative Approach," Working Papers id:2175, eSocialSciences.
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    1. Abhay Pethe, 2008. "Financing The Panchayati Raj Institutions: Flagging Some Issues For The 13th CFC," Department of Economics, University of Mumbai, Mumbai Working Papers 34, Department of Economics, University of Mumbai, Mumbai.
    2. Abhay Pethe & Mala Lalvani, 2008. "Finances Of Panchayati Raj Institutions: A Simple Story But A Messy Plot," Department of Economics, University of Mumbai, Mumbai Working Papers 28, Department of Economics, University of Mumbai, Mumbai.
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    fiscal federalism; local bodies; normative frame work; expenditure; local body; local body; water; education; roads; consolidated fund; finance commission; finance; panchayat raj;
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