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Development, poverty, and fiscal policy : decentralization of institutions / edited by M. Govinda Rao.

Contributor(s): Publication details: New Delhi ; Oxford University Press, 2002.Description: xvi, 358 p. ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 0195660609 (hbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 339.46 RAO
Contents:
Introduction; 2. Growth and poverty in India : myth and reality; 3. Poverty in India : trends, macro-policies, and direct programmes; 4. Eradicating poverty : some missing policy dimensions; 5. What ought to be taxed and what can be taxed : a new international dilemma; 6. Fiscal relations between rich and poor countries; 7. Taxing consumption : some reflections on the US debate; 8. Evaluation of tax reforms in India; 9. Central Tax and administration reform in the 1990s : an assessment; 10. Design and enforcement of fiscal instruments for pollution control in India; 11. Intergovernmental fiscal relations : universal principles, local applications; 12. 'Rethinking federalism': an overview of the current debates with some reflections in the Indian context; 13. Implementation rules for fiscal decentralisation; 14. Poverty alleviation under fiscal decentralization; 15. Fiscal decentralization, rural development, and poverty reduction: A Sri Lankan perspective.
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Introduction;
2. Growth and poverty in India : myth and reality;
3. Poverty in India : trends, macro-policies, and direct programmes;
4. Eradicating poverty : some missing policy dimensions;
5. What ought to be taxed and what can be taxed : a new international dilemma;
6. Fiscal relations between rich and poor countries;
7. Taxing consumption : some reflections on the US debate;
8. Evaluation of tax reforms in India;
9. Central Tax and administration reform in the 1990s : an assessment;
10. Design and enforcement of fiscal instruments for pollution control in India;
11. Intergovernmental fiscal relations : universal principles, local applications;
12. 'Rethinking federalism': an overview of the current debates with some reflections in the Indian context; 13. Implementation rules for fiscal decentralisation;
14. Poverty alleviation under fiscal decentralization;
15. Fiscal decentralization, rural development, and poverty reduction: A Sri Lankan perspective.