Development, poverty, and fiscal policy

Development, poverty, and fiscal policy decentralization of institutions / edited by M. Govinda Rao. - New Delhi ; Oxford University Press, 2002. - xvi, 358 p. ; 22 cm. - Oxford India paperbacks. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 322-340) and index.

Growth and poverty in India : myth and reality / Surjit S. Bhalla -- Poverty in India : trends, macro-policies, and direct programmes / S. Mahendra Dev -- Eradicating poverty : some missing policy dimensions / V.M. Rao -- What ought to be taxed and what can be taxed : a new international dilemma / Sven-Olof Lodin -- Fiscal relations between rich and poor countries / E.M. Leif Muten -- Taxing consumption : some reflections on the US debate / Sijbren Cnossen -- Evaluation of tax reforms in India / G. Thimmaiah -- Central Tax and administration reform in the 1990s : an assessment / Arindam Das Gupta -- Design and enforcement of fiscal instruments for pollution control in India / U. Sankar -- Intergovernmental fiscal relations : universal principles, local applications / Richard M. Bird -- 'Rethinking federalism' : an overview of the current debates with some reflections in the Indian context / Amaresh Bagchi -- Implementation rules for fiscal decentralisation / Roy W. Bahl -- Poverty alleviation under fiscal decentralization / M. Govinda Rao -- Fiscal decentralization, rural development, and poverty reduction : a Sri Lankan perspective / Ramani Gunatilaka.

Contributed papers presented at a seminar held at Bangalore on January 17-18, 2000.

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Poverty--Government policy--India.
Fiscal policy--India.
Public welfare--India.

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