Challenges and Issues in Indian Fiscal Federalism

1. Fiscal Federalism in India: Emerging Issues
Y. V. Reddy

Part I. Fiscal Federalism and Resolving the Fiscal Imbalances

2. Making Federalism Work for India’s Development
M. Govinda Rao

3. Cooperative Federalism: Implications for Social Sector Expenditure in India
K. S. Hari

4. A Comparison of Fiscal Capacity of States in India: A Regression Approach
Ashok Mittal, Abbas Haider Naqvi

5. Impact of Fiscal Transfers on Gross Domestic Product of Indian Federal States: A Panel Data Analysis
Lalitagauri Kulkarni, Akshay Dhume

6. Analysis of Trends and Patterns of Southern States’ Fiscal Indicators
K. Gayithri, Nagesha G., J. S. Darshini

Part II. Fiscal Decentralization for High Growth

7. Fiscal Decentralization—A Case Study of Kerala State
Naseer Ahmed Khan, M. P. Muhammed Riyas

8. Fiscal Deficit and Economic Growth Linkage in India: Impact of FRBM Act
Ranjan Kumar Mohanty

9. Grants-in-Aid and State Domestic Product: An Empirical Analysis in India
Sajad Ahmad Bhat, Aadil Ahmad Ganaie, Naseer Ahmed Khan, Bandi Kamaiah

Part III. Emerging Issues

10. Public Debt and Economic Growth in India: Evidence from Granger Causality Test
Nityasundar Manik, Naseer Ahmed Khan

11. Efficiency and Adequacy of Public Health System in Improving Health Outcomes: A Stochastic Frontier Analysis for Indian States
J. V. M. Sarma, Pradeep Kamble

12. Federalism: An Idea Behind the Success of Indian Democracy
Waseem Ahmad Sofi, Arshi Khan

13. Fiscal Reforms for High Economic Growth: An Indian Perspective
Naseer Ahmed Khan

Avainsanat: Finance, Public Finance, Development Finance, Economic Growth