Dr Govinda Marapalli Rao  is an Emeritus Professor, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy, New Delhi.  . Dr Rao has has authored 14 books and over 80 research articles in refereed journals, including  Political Economy of Federalism in India, Oxford University Press, (Co-author: Nirvikar Singh) 2005.  Public Economics: Theory and Policy, (Co-editor: Mihir Rakshit) Sage Publishers, 2011. Federal Reform Strategies: Lessons from Asia and Australia, (Co-editor: Stephen Howes). Oxford University Press, 2013.  His most recent publications are Growth and Development Performance of States in India (co-author: Arvind Panagariya; Oxford, 2014) and Making Miracles in Indian States (co-editor:Arvind Panagariya; Oxford, 2015).