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100 _aSethi, Tanya
245 _aCan poor states afford the fiscal responsibility legislation?
260 _c2009
300 _ap.18-22.
362 _a10 Oct
520 _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.
650 _aPublic finance
773 _aEconomic and Political Weekly
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