TY  - BOOK
AU  - Chakraborty,Pinaki
AU  - Chakraborty,Lekha S.
AU  - Mukherjee,Anit N.
TI  - Social sector in a decentralised economy: India in the era of globalisation 
SN  - 9781316258071 (ebook)
AV  - HJ1338 .C453 2016
U1  - 336.3/90954 23
PY  - 2016///
CY  - Cambridge
PB  - Cambridge University Press
KW  - Decentralization in government
KW  - Economic aspects
KW  - India
KW  - Intergovernmental fiscal relations
KW  - Revenue sharing
KW  - Human services
KW  - Finance
KW  - Education
KW  - Public health
N1  - Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 29 Sep 2017); Open Access title
N2  - This book is an analytical examination of financing and public service delivery challenges in a decentralized framework. It also provides critical insights into the effectiveness of public expenditure, through benefit incidence analysis of education and healthcare services in India. The benefits of decentralization always come with conflicts and trade-offs. By unpacking the process of decentralization, the authors identify that 'unfunded mandates', arising from the asymmetry between finances and functions at local levels, are a major challenge. The analysis is carried out by distilling the existing studies in this area, and through an empirical investigation of public finance data at different public sector levels in India, as well as in some selected developing countries. Using the household survey statistics of consumption expenditure, an analysis of utilization or benefit incidence of public spending on social sectors in India is achieved, covering education and health sectors
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316258071
ER  -