TAXING POWERS AND DEVELOPMENTAL ROLE OF THE INDIAN STATES : A STUDY WITH REFERENCE TO KERALA

The study analyses whether the growing State Domestic Product (SDP) of Kerala since the latter half of the 1980s, has acted as a larger resource base for the State and finds that it has not. While the inability to fully tap the existing resource potential could be cited as a reason, the paper argues...

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Main Author: Mohan, R and Shyjan, D
Format: Printed Book
Published: Centre for Development Studies-WP375 2005
Subjects:
REVENUE RECEIPTS TAX EFFORT EXPENDITURE TRENDS SDP STATE DOMESTIC PRODUCT
Online Access:http://10.26.1.76/ks/00294.pdf
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