Book Review by P. Sesh Kumar : Accounting and Budgeting in Government: Spotlighting Completed, Ongoing, And Proposed Reforms, Gennext Publications (2021)

https://www.amazon.in/dp/935324627X?ref=myi_title_dp#customerReviews ‘Accounting and Budgeting in Government’ by Dr Subhash Chandra Pandey and Sri Mahendra Prakash Gupta, Gen Next Publication, 2021, is a welcome addition to the the rather rare ‘literature’ on the complex subject- one, which may not be on anywhere near the top of the interests of even educated common man. It is an […]

The CAG Report on the functioning of NOIDA

The Performance Audit Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India on Land Acquisition and Allotment of Properties in NOIDA laid on the floor of the Legislative Assembly of UP in December 2021 is the first Audit report of the C&AG since the jurisdiction of audit of Noida and three other development authorities […]

Institutional Change and Power Asymmetry in the Context of Rural India by Dr. Amar Patnaik, MP

Mr. Amar Patnaik, Member of Parliament, has been a member of the Indian Audit and Accounts Service. His book Institutional Change and Power Asymmetry in the Context of Rural India is largely based on his doctoral thesis. The book addresses a key question in the implementation of Government schemes and programmes: why do they fail […]

Poor Economics: A Radical Rethinking of the Way to Fight Global Poverty 2012 – Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo

Poor Economics: A Radical Rethinking of the Way to Fight Global Poverty 2012 – Abhijit Banerjee , Esther Duflo This book is a riveting read on poverty –  assessing its causes, extent and impact.. The authors bring out deficiencies in prevalent poverty alleviation schemes. The book is based on extensive survey of ‘extremely poor’ and ‘poor’ […]