India in the era of globalisation Chakraborty, Pinaki creator author. Chakraborty, Lekha S. author. Mukherjee, Anit N. author. text enk 2016 monographic eng 1 online resource (xviii, 204 pages) : digital, PDF file(s). 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. Pinaki Chakraborty, Lekha Chakraborty, Anit Mukherjee. Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 29 Sep 2017). a-ii--- Decentralization in government Economic aspects India Intergovernmental fiscal relations India Revenue sharing India Human services India Finance Education India Finance Public health India Finance HJ1338 .C453 2016 336.3/90954 9781316258071 (ebook) https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316258071 https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316258071 UkCbUP 141103 20210213154024.0 CR9781316258071 eng