Subject(s): Finance, Public in India in Delhi. -- Municipal finance in India. -- Concepts and issues : Fiscal behavior, economic rationale for inter- governmental fiscal transfers, some alternative behaviour hypotheses relevant for local governments, local self governments in India, internal/ external sources of revenue, inter- governmental fiscal transfers, borrowings, role of state governments, data sources -- Studies of local fiscal behavior : Structural models of fiscal decision making, theoretical underpinnings and recent developments, general specifications of decision making models, fiscal response to inter governmental fiscal transfers -- Finances of urban local bodies in India : Anlysis of finances of ULBs on an all India basis, importance of municipal finance in economy, structure of sources of finance, per capita level of expenditure, pattern of expenditure, fiscal dependance of ULBs, determinants of inter state variations in per capita levels of expenditure -- Finances of municipal corporation of Delhi : Salient features of MCD, financial administration and budget making process, analysis of expenditure, aggregate and function wise expenditure, analysis of receipts -- Expenditure of municipal corporation of Delhi estimates of response parameters -- Revenue responsiveness and joint determination of revenues and expenditure some estimates for MCs -- Urban local bodies, undefined role of municipal authorities and issues in finances, municipal taxation, municipal corporation of Delhi