TY - BOOK AU - Shastri,Paromita TI - How India's Small Towns Live (or Die) Making Sense of Municipal Finances SN - 9788171888344 U1 - 711 PY - 2011/// CY - New Delhi PB - Academic Foundation KW - Urban Design N1 - List of Tables, Figures and Annexures p.7, Foreword p.11, Introduction p.13, 1. Will India Miss the Global Bus? Urbanisation and its Demands on Local Bodies p.17, 2. A Constitutional Dependence: Local Bodies in Search of Space in India's Fiscal Federalism p.41, 3. Devolving Neither Money Nor Power: The Role of SFCs in Strengthening Urban Local Bodies p.57, 4. Handicapped by Birth: Weak Revenues and Fiscal Dependence of Municipal Bodies p.69, 5. Neglecting Development: Spending Woes of Municipal Bodies p.91, 6. Developing as Growth Engines: Urban Reform and the Role of Municipal Bodies p.103, 7. Beyond the Fiscal Package: Local Governments as Executive Stakeholders p.125, References and Further Reading. p.141, Annexures p.145 ER -