India's Fiscal Policy: Prescriptions, Pragmatics and Practice

ISBN-13: 9781107152632 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 250 str.

Supriyo De

Opis

This book seeks to balance normative prescriptions on fiscal policy with its practical aspects in the context of the Indian scenario.

Spis treści

Foreword Kaushik Basu; Acknowledgements; Disclaimer; Introduction: contours of the Indian fiscal policy debate; 1. Fiscal Policy in India: trends and trajectory Supriyo De; 2. Decentralization, indirect tax reform and fiscal federalism in India Raghbendra Jha; 3. Fiscal implications of energy subsidies S. Narayan; 4. Fiscal implications of food security in India: a critical review N. R. Bhanumurthy and Ruth Kattumuri; 5. Land and food acts: trading economic pragmatism for political gain Amitendu Palit; 6. A separate debt management office in India Charan Singh; 7. Show me the cash: direct benefits transfer in India Rajesh Chakrabarti; 8. India's education challenges: expenditure effectiveness issues Anu Rammohan and Itismita Mohanty; List of contributors; Index.