Restructuring of central grants - Balancing fiscal autonomy and fiscal space

What impact has the award of the Fourteenth Finance Commission had on the resources and spending of state governments? Does it necessarily have to lead to a decline in outlays in the social sector? An illustrative and preliminary exercise for Bihar.

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Publication Date: 
06/02/2016
Pinaki Chakraborty
Economic and Political Weekly
51
6
15-19
Tags:
Political Decentralisation, Governance, Finance, Bihar, India, Poverty, Statistics, Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS), National Rural Health Mission (NRHM), Anti-Poverty Programmes