Climate change poses one of the greatest challenges of our time, demanding urgent action and global cooperation. As nations grapple with the complexities of climate governance, the role of federal systems becomes a topic of […]
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 […]
What is the impact of increasing population movements from the countryside to cities and towns on the provision of local public services? How can urban and rural local governments cope? How do they finance these […]
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 […]
A recent study by Teresa Ter-Minassian and Andrés Muñoz Miranda published by the Inter-American Development Bank aims at providing an overview of international experiences with the design and reform of intergovernmental transfers, especially in large […]
Decentralization has been increasing in developing countries, oftentimes, with the encouragement of development partners. It is estimated that intergovernmental transfers account for about 60 per cent of total local government revenues in developing countries. Given this trend, the question […]
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 […]
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