Attaining financial self sufficiency has never been an important agenda for the Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) for the states in India. It has, in fact, performed more as an instrument of expenditure decentralization instead of functioning as a driver of financial decentralization. Quite...

Crime has plagued society since time immortal. The crime rate in India has been on rise, therefore, it becomes important to study the factors that impact the crime rate. The purpose of the paper is to investigate the relationship between various economic, demographic and deterrent factors and...