Ever Since The Structural Adjustment Programme Of 1991, The Concern About The Ever Growing Size Of Fiscal Deficit Has Developed. In The Early Eighties It Was Only The Central Government Which Was Suffering From The Malaise Of Deficit Budget, But Since Then The States Have Also Gone Deeper And Deeper Into The Fiscal Crisis So Much So That The Revenue Expenditure Gap Which They Are Experiencing Now Has Become Unsustainable. The Book Provides Both A Theoretical Background And The Empirical Evidence Pertaining To Many States In The Country Insofar As Explicit Explanation Of A Deficit Budget Is Concerned. The Book Illustrates The Various Concepts Of Deficit Which Are Currently In Vogue, Viz., Revenue Deficit, Capital Deficit, Budget Deficit, Fiscal Deficit, Primary Deficit, Net Fiscal Deficit, Net Primary Deficit, Monetized Deficit, Structural Deficit, Etc. Each Concept Has Its Own Merits And Demerits And For The Sound Management Of State Finances, Their Proper Interpretation Is The Pre-Requisite. The Various Articles Published In This Book Have Been Written By Various Economists Working In The Various Universities And Research Institutes In Their Chosen Field Of Research.An Attempt Has Been Made In This Book To Identify Theoretically As Well As Empirically The Factors Which Have Led To The Present Stage Of Impasse In Fiscal Crisis Both At The Centre And At The Level Of Various States. Some Articles In The Book Go Even Beyond That And Try To Provide Useful Solutions Both In The Short-Run And In The Long-Run.

Likening fiscal federalism to a game between the Union and the States, and among the States themselves, Indian Fiscal Federalism lays bare the complex rules of play. It examines the pivotal role of Finance Commissions and assesses momentous events since 2014, such as the replacement of the Planning Commission by NITI Aayog, the emergence of the GST Council, and the controversies surrounding the Fifteenth Finance Commission. States, and among the States themselves, Indian Fiscal Federalism lays bare the complex rules of play. It examines the pivotal role of Finance Commissions and assesses momentous events since 2014, such as the replacement of the Planning Commission by NITI Aayog, the emergence of the GST Council, and the controversies surrounding the Fifteenth Finance Commission. A contemporary, timely, and comprehensive analysis of fiscal federalism in India, this practitioners’ perspective is a must-read for all those interested in the subject.

Leading economic historians present a groundbreaking series of country case studies exploring the formation of fiscal states in Eurasia.

This paper presents a practical guide to public debt dynamics, fiscal sustainability, and cyclical adjustment of budgetary aggregates. The paper discusses fiscal formulas, which may be of practical use in fiscal analysis. The paper derives, respectively, the formulas for debt dynamics, and cyclical and inflation adjustment of budgetary aggregates. It discusses other relationships for special applications, and some practical implications and usage. The formulas related to debt dynamics are based on the assumption that changes in liabilities are the result of above-the-line budgetary operations.

This book explores the impact of India's federal architecture, particularly its tax sharing structure and system of fiscal transfers. It shows the existing system of intergovernmental transfers and pays particular attention to the Indian system of devolution frame work.Federalism is essential about the division of a nation between and among the tiers, rather than within a particular level of government in the performance of government functions. Ideally, federal institutions strive to ensure that there is a balance in the political powers, administrative responsibilities and financial resources assigned to each level of government. A federal government is a constitutional arrangement which divides law-making powers and functions of the state between two or more levels of government which are united in a defined territory.

How colonial governments in Asia and Africa financed their activities and why fiscal systems varied across colonies reveals the nature and long-term effects of colonial rule.

This book discusses various dimensions of Indian fiscal federalism, focusing on the current fiscal imbalances – both vertical and horizontal – and their correction. Throwing light on different angles of this subject, it presents well-researched papers, which are divided into three sections. The first section, ‘Fiscal federalism and resolving the fiscal imbalances’, includes five chapters that discuss this theme and also explain the various strategies to remove the existing imbalances in India. ‘Fiscal decentralization for high growth’ which is the second section, explains how decentralisation leads to high economic growth and showcases empirical evidence from a few Indian states that are flourishing due to this policy. The third section, ‘Emerging issues’ offers six chapters describing several existing key concerns in fiscal federalism that have a major impact on achieving India’s development goals. Including contributions from leading academics in this field, the book will be of great interest to research scholars and policy makers alike. “Besides addressing the core issue of fiscal imbalances and ways to correct them, the [chapters] touch on several issues confronting the Indian fiscal system at the centre , state and local levels. The [chapters] are well researched and well argued. The book is a valuable addition to the literature on Fiscal Federalism.” – Dr. C. Rangarajan, Ex-Governor of Reserve Bank of India; Chairman, Madras School of Economics, Chennai, India.

This monograph is concerned with the statistical analysis of multivariate systems of non-stationary time series of type I. It applies the concepts of cointegration and common trends in the framework of the Gaussian vector autoregressive model.

Contributed seminar papers.