Partisan politics and intergovernmental transfers in India
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National Governance; Regional Governance; Banks&Banking Reform; Municipal Financial Management; Urban Governance and Management; Banks&Banking Reform; Municipal Financial Management; Regional Governance; Urban Governance and Management; National Governance;All these keywords.
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