Fiscal Policy, Decentralization and Economic Growth in India

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When the Indian economy faced an unprecedented macroeconomic crisis in 1991, fiscal consolidation constituted a major objective of the policy response. For this purpose, it became necessary to (a) enhance tax and non-tax revenue, (b) curtail current expenditure growth, (c) restructure public-menetory co-ordination and (e) deregulate financial system. The need for improvements in budgetary practices led to the enactment of the Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management (FRBM) Act, 2003 which ushered the Indian economy in an era of fiscal consolidation based on fiscal policy rules.

The passage of the Constitution (Seventy-third Amendment) Act, 1992 marked a watershed in the history of modern India. With this amendment, a uniform structure of panchayats emerged throughout the country. Similarly, the passage of the Constitution (Seventy-fourth Amendment) Act, 1992 was a landmark in the history of municipal administration in India. Resultantly, panchayats and municipalities are now constitutional bodies forming third tier to the federal polity of India. This decentralization initiative poses challenges and offer opportunities.

To counter the negative fallout of the global meltdown on the economy, Indian Government took prompt action by providing substantial fiscal stimulus. This book provides an account of fiscal developments in India during the post-liberalisation period, with particular emphasis on decentralization initiatives. It also examines prospects and challenges facing the Indian economy. An appendix included in the book contains Fiscal Policy Strategy Statement presented to Parliament by Shri Pranab Mukherjee, Minister of Finance, on February 26,2010.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Pradeep S. Chauhan

Dr. Pradeep S. Chauhan, a noted economist, is based at South Asian Study Centre, St. Antony’s College, University of Oxford, UK as a Fellow. He is M.Phil. (Gold Medalist) and Doctorate in Economics. He has taught in many world known universities and institutions in his 17 years of academic career. His scholarship ranges over the fields of international economics, economics of climate change and economic theory. His illustrious academic career includes a prestigious French Government Fellowship for which he pursued his research and teaching at Paris School of Economics, Paris. He was awarded Agatha Harrison Memorial Fellowship to pursue his research at the University of Oxford, UK.Dr. Chauhan has published many books and completed a number of research projects. He is member of many national and international academic bodies including Kastler Foundation, France, International Forum of Young Scientists, Hungary and Indian Economics Association. He has presented papers at many national and international conferences and seminars.

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Title
Fiscal Policy, Decentralization and Economic Growth in India
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Edition
1st ed.
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ISBN
9788177082319
Length
xv+279p., Bibliography; Index; 23cm.
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