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The Rise and Resilience of Fiscal Transfers Amidst Party System Change

Has political centralization induced fiscal centralization in India? This paper examines this question through an institutional analysis of India’s Finance Commission and through an analysis of Union government incentives to make discretionary transfers under various schemes.

by Suyash Rai
published by
Centre for Policy Research
 on June 22, 2023

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