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100			_aNarayan, Jayaprakash
245			_aLocal government finances - A case study of Andhra Pradesh
260			_c2004
300			_ap.678-689.
362			_aJul-Sep
520			_aThe working of local governments and their ability to improve the quality of grassroots democracy is contingent on the availability of adequate financial resources at their disposal. Transfers from state and central governments are shown as revenue resources of local governments, but they have little discretion as the fund are given for a specified scheme or in the form of tied grants or matching grants. This financial dependence implies that local bodies are not `self-governments' but are functioning as agents of state and Union governments. A sincere effort is needed to make the local bodies truly `self-governing' representative of local people by feeding them with requisite independence and funds for local development. - Reproduced.
650			_aLocal government - India - Andhra Pradesh
650			_aLocal government
700			_aSanjay, P.
773			_aIndian Journal of Public Administration
908			_aN
909			_a63077
999			_c63077 _d63077