Subject(s): Municipal finance in India in Punjab in Statistics. -- Local self government in theory and practice : Local self government, existing patterns of local government, development of municipal government in India, post-independence development, working of local self government, working of local self government in Punjab -- Rationale of local self government : Growth of cities, welfare states, democratic socialism, working of democracy, social justice, public participation, environmental pollution, economic efficiency -- Municipal revenue I : features of local finance, budgetary position, structure of municipal finance -- Municipal revenue II : tax revenue, municipal fees, non-tax revenue, non tax revenue -- Municipal expenditure : Pattern and composition of expenditure, expenditure on capital account