Fiscal Decentralization to Rural Local Governments in India : A Case Study of West Bengal State

Rural local governments in India provide essential services to over 70 percent of the national population. Yet, little is known about the efficacy of the financing system that supports these local governments, nor is there a fiscal information system that will allow a tracking of rural local governm...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Bahl, R., Sethi, G., Wallace, S.
Format: Journal Article
Language:EN
Published: 2012
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/5176