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100			_aPethe, Abhay
245			_aTowards economic empowerment of urban local bodies in Maharashtra
260			_c2006
300			_ap.635-41.
362			_a16 Feb
520			_aScarcity of resources for urban infrastructure is a universal concern in developing economies. Also, prudent mandate of macroeconomic management has led to a reduction in hand-downs from higher governments. The sub-national governments have had to look at several alternatives with a sense of urgency. In this paper we focus on the possibilities of the sub-national governments accessing, the financial markets in general and the debt market in particular. Our paper focuses on the need to create virtual entities - self-help groups amongst the urban local bodiws - that could expand the domain of eligible ULBs. We visualise a scheme for capital market access by ULBs, which would work without the state acting as an intermediary and also without any new institution being set up. We provide the theoretical underpinnings, illustrate and operationalise the idea with the help of data related to ULBs in the state of Maharashtra. - Reproduced.
650			_aLocal government - India - Maharashtra
650			_aLocal government
700			_aLalvani, Mala
773			_aEconomic and Political Weekly
909			_a68963
999			_c68963 _d68963