India has a strong, vibrant economy with a confident middle class, but governance — especially the capacity to deliver basic amenities such as education and health — is its greatest weakness. For India’s burgeoning middle class, the solution seems to lie in the market, but what of the poor?
Tag: Governance
Maximum government, minimum governance
Has Narendra Modi been able to bring the ‘efficiency’ and ‘decisiveness’ he was known for as chief minister into running the country?
Lessons from the Bihar model of development
Bihar proves that a state’s good performance in development and governance pays political dividends.
Building an outcome-focused approach to elementary education financing in India
In this article, Yamini Aiyar, Director of the Accountability Initiative at the Centre for Policy Research, proposes a novel approach to governing public financing of elementary education that would give more flexibility to states over planning and budgeting, and incentivise them to work towards learning goals.
The wrong way to fix government schools
Solution is not to force people with power to participate in government schools, but, to grant power to the people who already do
The Post-Office State
As the example of education shows, India’s bureaucratic reforms are falling short of maximising governance – See more at: http://www.caravanmagazine.in/perspectives/post-office-state-education-bureaucratic#sthash.XamSwY5P.dpuf
In the hands of the States
The decentralisation blueprint is ready. Nuts and bolts must now be put.