Development, poverty, and fiscal policy
Subtitle: decentralization of institutions
By: edited by M. Govinda Rao.
Contributors: Govinda Rao, M.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2002
Place of publication: New Delhi; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 358
Subjects: Poverty -- Government policy -- India -- Congresses.; Fiscal policy -- India -- Congresses.
Genres: Congresses.
Description: Contributed papers presented at a seminar held at Bangalore on January 17-18, 2000.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [322]-340) and index.
Table of contents: title: Growth and poverty in India : myth and reality / Surjit S. Bhalla; title: Poverty in India : trends, macro-policies, and direct programmes / S. Mahendra Dev; title: Eradicating poverty : some missing policy dimensions / V.M. Rao; title: What ought to be taxed and what can be taxed : a new international dilemma / Sven-Olof Lodin; title: Fiscal relations between rich and poor countries / E.M. Leif Muten; title: Taxing consumption : some reflections on the US debate / Sijbren Cnossen; title: Evaluation of tax reforms in India / G. Thimmaiah; title: Central Tax and administration reform in the 1990s : an assessment / Arindam Das Gupta; title: Design and enforcement of fiscal instruments for pollution control in India / U. Sankar; title: Intergovernmental fiscal relations : universal principles, local applications / Richard M. Bird; title: 'Rethinking federalism' : an overview of the current debates with some reflections in the Indian context / Amaresh Bagchi; title: Implementation rules for fiscal decentralisation / Roy W. Bahl; title: Poverty alleviation under fiscal decentralization / M. Govinda Rao; title: Fiscal decentralization, rural development, and poverty reduction : a Sri Lankan perspective / Ramani Gunatilaka.