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A forthcoming edited volume bringing together essays by CRGD researchers and invited contributors on the central questions of governing Kerala in the coming decades.
Scholar One
Borrowing by state owned bodies has become a large and contested part of public finance. A simple annual disclosure statement would let legislators and citizens see the full picture without stopping investment.
Scholar One
Kerala transferred real money and power to local governments in the 1990s. This report examines how local finances have evolved since, and what would strengthen them for the next thirty years.
Scholar One, Intern One
Every five years, a commission decides how a large share of India's tax revenue is divided between the Union and the states, and among the states. Here is how it works.
Scholar One
There are far more important questions than any institution can answer. A note on how CRGD decides what to work on, and how you can suggest a question.
Scholar One
A short video guide to reading the state budget, covering committed expenditure, deficits, capital spending and borrowing outside the budget.
Scholar One10 minutes
Budget speeches are full of announcements. The numbers tell a quieter story. Here are five questions that reveal what a budget actually commits the state to.
Scholar One
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CRGD Academy
The CRGD Academy's flagship course. Twelve weeks that take you from how policy is made to writing and presenting a policy brief of your own.
Dialogue
A series of small, structured dialogues between people who disagree about how Kerala should balance economic growth and welfare spending.
Courses
A four week evening course that teaches anyone to read a state budget and ask the right questions of it.
CRGD Academy
A two day program for elected members of panchayats and municipalities on reading budgets, raising revenue and tracking spending.
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Advocacy
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