A recent paper published in the Journal of Development Studies examines the link between decentralization in school management and student achievement levels in secondary schools in India. The study employs observational data from two school […]
The Annual Survey of India’s City-Systems (ASICS) is a comprehensive diagnostic of the state of India’s city-systems – the complex, mostly-invisible factors (such as laws, policies, institutions, institutional processes) that underpin urban governance and strongly […]
In recent years, governments worldwide have increasingly devolved powers to locally elected leaders. This has led to a growing interest in understanding the impact of local democracy on governance outcomes. A recent policy research paper […]
This year is the 30th anniversary of the passing of the 73rd and 74th Amendments. Indian governance was always overcentralized. But it is a sign of the times that even the modest steps these amendments […]
India’s economy is among the fastest growing major economies in the world. It is the world’s fifth-largest economy by nominal GDP and the third largest by purchasing power parity (PPP). Over 400 million citizens already […]
India is moving in the general direction of greater decentralization, with an emphasis on cooperative federalism across Union (federal), state and local levels. Passage of 73rd and 74th Constitutional Amendments in 1992 set the stage […]
An important institutional feature of India’s system of intergovernmental fiscal relations is the role of Finance Commission. As per the Constitution, a Finance Commission is constituted by the President every five years to guide the […]
In a multi-level government system, the assignment of roles and responsibilities and institutional legacies between the federal and the subnational governments often create imbalances. A common challenges is a primary vertical fiscal imbalance, which is […]
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) constitute a framework which calls attention to the challenges to a sustainable future and organizes nations’ response around the world. India, home to one-sixth of all humanity, is cognizant of […]
In many countries across the South Asia region, further decentralization is a high policy priority. These policies are part of a global decentralization trend, which aims to improve local service delivery. As economies are becoming […]
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