There are two quite distinct perspectives on decentralization; one sees decentralization primarily as a rearrangement of functions, powers and resources within the different tiers of the State while the other sees it as a ...

The experiment of democratic decentralisation in Kerala is now nearly two decades old. The present study focuses on one of the weakest but an overwhelmingly important links of the democratisation project, viz., its failure ...

The literature on urbanization in India identifies an emerging trend of more and more people staying outside the cities and commuting to the cities everyday for work. The trend is likely to accelerate over time due to ...

A reliable and time series financial reporting is an essential prerequisite for accountability, fiscal management, research, proper monitoring, public scrutiny and policy formulation. In India budget documents at the ...