00972pab a2200181 454500008004000000100001700040245006600057260000900123300001300132362001100145520044000156650001900596773003400615908000600649909001000655999001700665952010800682180718b2009   xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aSethi, Tanya  aCan poor states afford the fiscal responsibility legislation?  c2009  ap.18-22.  a10 Oct  aAn analysis of revenue and expenditure trends in the six least developed states for the period 2003--04 to 2007-08 reveals how these states have met the Twelfth Finance Commission revenue deficit targets ahead of the 2008-09 deadline. In their rush to meet these targets, the states may have cut down expenditure in the very sectors where progress is most crucial to lift them out of their present least developed status. - Reproduced.  aPublic finance  aEconomic and Political Weekly  aN  a83996  c83996d83996  00104070aIIPAbIIPAd2018-07-19hVolume no: 44, Issue no: 41-42pAR84456r2018-07-19w2018-07-19yAR