Title: West Bengal: fiscal decentralization to rural governments : analysis and reform options

Authors: Bahl, Roy and Sethi, Geeta and Wallace, Sally

Place: Atlanta, GA

Publisher: Georgia state university. Andrew Young school of policy studies

Year: 2009

Journal: International studies program : working paper

Volume: 09-07

PAGE: --

Subject: Rural Decentralization and Local Governance

Keywords: decentralization in government, fiscal policy, local government, finance, rural areas, india

Abstract: A comprehensive review of rural local government finance in West Bengal, India, was conducted to be able to better integrate rural local governments into the intergovernmental fiscal framework.

URL: http://aysps.gsu.edu/isp/files/ispwp0907.pdf

Document type: Portal