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While a growing private sector and a vibrant civil society can help compensate for the shortcomings of India’s public sector, the state is-and will remain-indispensable in delivering basic governance. In Rethinking Public Institutions in India, distinguished political and economic thinkers critically assess a diverse array of India’s core federal institutions, from the Supreme Court and Parliament to the Election Commission and the civil services. ...
What happens to a country when its skilled workers emigrate? The first book to examine the complex economic, social, and political effects of migration on India, Diaspora, Development, and Democracy provides a conceptual framework for understanding the repercussions of international migration on migrants’ home countries. Migration has influenced India far beyond a simplistic ‘brain drain’. Its impact greatly depends on who leaves and why. Devesh ...
The modern state secures legitimacy and carries out its tasks of governance and development through a diverse range of institutions. This volume analytically assesses the design, performance, and adaptability of the principal institutions of governance in India and their critical role in a democratic polity. It is exiomatic that societies are well governed and well organized to the extent that their public institutions can adequately manage the demands imposed on ...