Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-233) and index.

List of Illustrations;
Acknowledgements;
Introduction;
Chapter 1 Federal Form of Governance;
Chapter 2 Federal Fiscal System: Broad Requirements;
Chapter 3 The Indian Federal Fiscal System;
Chapter 4 Major Issues of the Federal Fiscal Transfer System;
Chapter 5 Guidelines for Restructuring;
Chapter 6 Scientific and Rational Methods for Vertical and Horizontal Sharing;
Chapter 7 Conclusions and Recommendations;
Appendix A: Fiscal Federal Management-Country Experiences;
Appendix B: Evolution of the Federal Fiscal Relations in India;
Appendix C: Vertical Fiscal Imbalance;
Appendix D: Measurement of HFI-An Illustration of the NMBF Method
Appendix E: Criteria Used for Horizontal Tax Sharing in India by Successive Finance Commissions;
Bibliography;
About the Author;
Index.