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> Regarding India, my understanding is that Indian states have a great deal of autonomy, but I'm certainly no expert. So by and large Indian states have lesser
by gnufied 13y ago
> Regarding India, my understanding is that Indian states have a great deal of autonomy, but I'm certainly no expert.
So by and large Indian states have lesser autonomy than US states. Central govt. controls large chunk of Income Tax and redistributes it. Unlike US, State govts can't enact their own laws and all of India is ruled by one law.
- chetanahuja 13y ago"Unlike US, State govts can't enact their own laws and all of India is ruled by one law" Mmmm... what? States may have less powers in India than in the US but they do have their own legislature and do have their own legal system. Here's an example (state of Maharashtra): http://bombayhighcourt.nic.in/libweb/acts/listofmahacts.html http://bombayhighcourt.nic.in/libweb/acts/listofmahacts.html