A preliminary sketch of an Electoral Reforms Bill that I'm trying to draft. I invite your comments (Comments close in the next two days; if after that you wish to send comments, pl. write to sabhlok@gmail.com). Electoral Reforms Bill An act to amend the Representation of People Act 1951 and …. to require state funding […]
Category: Public policy
Why Shantanu Bhagwat is 100 times better than Arvind Kejriwal
For those who are smitten by the half-baked socialist Arvind Kejriwal (who simply refuses to listen to any sensible idea), here is a leader who is 100 times better. Shantanu, in this video, is explaining why ALL government schools and colleges in India should be privatised. […]
India’s Chief Information Commissioner is right but has missed a key point
Every year, central and state governments enact several hundred laws, not because there is a need for all of those laws, but because it is easier to enact a law than to implement a program […]
Do not extend definition of corruption into private interactions
It is crucial that the definition of corruption be always understood to be this: the act of influencing, through economic incentives, a government decision. That's what it has meant throughout history, and the reason why we care about such economic incentives is because is prevents the rule of law – […]
Copyright duration question: help requested
I'm astonished that Schumpeter's masterpiece, The Theory of Economic Development, first published in German in 1911, is not yet available in the public domain. It is such a hugely important work. Everyone should read it. So why is it not available? I checked and found that: "The provisions on copyrights in works created and published […]
The role of Prajapati Trivedi in modernising India’s governance
I’m pleased that Prajapati Trivedi will continue to head the performance management system of India till August 2013. To understand his approach better, I looked through slides he prepared during his tenure in the World bank, and also read a newsletter on his website. What Gets Measured Gets Done If you Don’t Measure Results,You Can’t […]
The Indian FDI fiasco, and how “my” government would have dealt with it
I've outlined some aspects of a good policy process in BFN, its Online Notes and, more recently, as part of FTI's policy framework. The proposal, today, regarding a Governance and Economic Reforms Commission (here) has added to my many suggestions for a world-class policy making framework for India. Assuming then that "my" government was in […]