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Rawat Publications

FISCAL DECENTRALISATION: A GANDHIAN PERSPECTIVE

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Book Details:

  • Author: Himani Baxi

  • Publisher: Rawat Publications

  • Language: English

  • Edition: 2024

  • ISBN: 9788131613993

  • Pages: 224

  • Cover: Hardcover

About the Book

In the context of an economic crisis and growing inequality, Decentralisation and Local Government Finance revisits existing economic models and policies. The book highlights the global trend towards centralising economic and fiscal powers at the national level, rather than empowering local governments. In contrast, the author explores Gandhian principles of decentralisation and local government finance, arguing that Gandhi's belief in local autonomy is essential for true democracy.

The book compares Gandhian decentralisation ideologies with modern theories of fiscal federalism or fiscal decentralisation in public finance, proposing that decentralisation can help address pressing issues like inequality, human development, environmental sustainability, unemployment, and urbanisation. Through Gandhian values, it advocates for local financial systems prioritising community needs and autonomy, rethinking fiscal policies from a humanitarian perspective. This book aims to provide policy insights for fostering more inclusive and responsive governance structures.

Contents

  1. The Need for a Paradigm Shift

  2. Debates on Development

  3. Structural Analysis of Gandhi's Ideas of Decentralisation

  4. Theories of Fiscal Decentralisation

  5. Contemporary Issues of Fiscal Decentralisation in India

  6. Gandhian Philosophy and Fiscal Decentralisation: A Need of the Hour

  7. Yours and Mine: Our Development Dilemma

About the Author

Himani Baxi is an Assistant Professor at the School of Liberal Studies, Pandit Deendayal Energy University, Gandhinagar, Gujarat. She specializes in public finance, fiscal policy, state and local government finances, and public goods in development contexts. Baxi has contributed to state finance research for the 14th and 15th Central Finance Commissions, Government of India, and the 3rd State Finance Commission, Government of Gujarat. She is an active participant in national and regional television debates and frequently contributes to newspaper columns.
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