Indices offer a straightforward means to gauge and evaluate a nation’s advancement in key governance objectives, relying solely on a single number for assessing performance may have drawbacks, particularly for large and diverse countries.
The authors argue that bureaucratic indecision, in a large part, is a form of rational self-preservation exercised by bureaucrats from the various legal and extra-legal risks to their person, careers and reputation.
While the Centre has promised economic stimulus, government spending without attention to building adequate state capacity to effectively use those funds will arguably not achieve the desired impact.
A digitised approach to audits can provide real-time data to Parliament, civil servants and citizens, which can hold governments at all levels accountable for their actions
This chapter aims to tackle financing concerns in Indian urban infrastructure, which is part of the larger national infrastructure investment requirement of US$526 billion, covering areas like national highways, energy, and railways.