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Suyash Rai, Anirudh Burman
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After Lok Sabha Polls, New Government Must be Wary of Big-Bang Ideas That Lead to Bad Outcomes
Contestation is intense in this election, and the incoming Indian government—irrespective of its composition—will be under pressure to perform.
By Suyash Rai
Published on Apr 12, 2019
Source: Print
After the mammoth seven-phase Lok Sabha elections, India will transition from the poetry of campaigning to the prose of performance.
Contestation is intense in this election, and the incoming government – irrespective of its composition – will be under pressure to perform. Hopefully, economic reform will be a priority.
Experience tells us that just getting the state out of economy’s way by lowering entry barriers and opening markets is not enough. The government must make deeper institutional changes in the way it defines and performs its functions.
About the Author
Suyash Rai
Former Fellow, Carnegie India
Suyash Rai was a fellow at Carnegie India. His research focuses on the political economy of economic reforms, and the performance of public institutions in India.
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