01154pab a2200217 454500 180718b2004 xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d Rao, P.S.N. Public financial management accountability for good governance in urban local bodies 2004 p.818-828. Jul-Sep Urban local bodies (ULBs) are the nerve centres of urban development. There are over 4000 ULBs in India and several thousands of crores of rupees are involved in their operations. They are also one of the oldest institutions in the country incharge of governance at the lowest level in our urban areas. Proper management of their finances is of utmost importance not of the sheer size of each of the ULBs but also of their `public nature'. Further, bad financial management in the ULBs is visibly reflected in the state of our towns and cities. - Reproduced. Public administration Good governance Accountability Financial administration Local government Indian Journal of Public Administration N 63087 63087 63087 0 0 0 0 IIPA IIPA 2018-07-19 Volume no: 50, Issue no: 3 AR63537 2018-07-19 2018-07-19 AR