State Level Reforms in India : Towards More Effective Government

Stephen Howes - Lead Economist for India in the World Bank.
Ashok K Lahiri - Chief Economic Adviser, Ministry of Finance, Government of India.
Nicholas Stern - Second Permanent Secretary and Managing Director, Budget and Public Finances in the UK Treasury, and Head of the Government Economic Service, UK.

Introduction • Part I: State-level Reforms in India: Challenges and Perspectives • Part II: Lessons from International Experience • Part III: Fiscal and Governance Reforms in India’s States • Fiscal Reforms • Governance Reforms • Contributors