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State Finances in India: A Case for Systemic Reform

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This paper provides a self-contained overview of the present problems of state finances in India. It begins with an overview of historical evolution and current institutional structures, including economic, political, administrative and fiscal aspects of India’s federal system. The paper then reviews the current situation of India’s state government finances, going on to consider various developments that have shaped the states’ current fiscal situation, including the roles of national economic reform, the intergovernmental transfer system, tax reform, and local government reform. Policy options for reforming institutions of fiscal federalism system, borrowing mechanisms for the states, and governance are then discussed, with an emphasis on the principle that states should have appropriate incentives for fiscal discipline at the margins of revenue and expenditure.

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  • Singh, Nirvikar, 2006. "State Finances in India: A Case for Systemic Reform," MPRA Paper 1281, University Library of Munich, Germany.
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    1. Khemani, Stuti, 2002. "Federal politics and budget deficits: evidence from the states of India," Policy Research Working Paper Series 2915, The World Bank.
    2. Alan Richards & Nirvikar Singh, 2004. "Inter State Water Disputes in India: Institutions and Policies," Development and Comp Systems 0412010, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    3. World Bank, 2003. "India : Sustaining Reform, Reducing Poverty," World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group, number 15046.
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    3. Singh, Nirvikar, 2008. "Decentralization and Public Delivery of Health Care Services in India," MPRA Paper 7869, University Library of Munich, Germany.

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    Keywords

    fiscal policy; intergovernmental transfers; incentives; institutional reform;
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    • P2 - Political Economy and Comparative Economic Systems - - Socialist and Transition Economies
    • H1 - Public Economics - - Structure and Scope of Government
    • H7 - Public Economics - - State and Local Government; Intergovernmental Relations

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