India Grows At Night: A Liberal Case For A strong State
Gurcharan Das
Aug 2019 · Penguin Random House Audio · Narrated by Suyash Mohan
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India's is a tale of private success and public failure. Prosperity is, indeed, spreading across the country even as governance failure pervades public life. But how could a nation become one of the world's fastest-growing economies when it's governed by a weak, ineffective state? And wouldn't it be wonderful if India also grew during the day-in other words, if public policy supported private enterprise? What India needs, Gurcharan Das argues, is a strong liberal state. Such a state would have the authority to take quick, decisive action; it would have the rule of law to ensure those actions are legitimate; and finally, it would be accountable to the people. However, India has always had a weak state and a strong society, says Das, which means that achieving something better will be an uphill struggle.
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"Gurcharan Das is a well-known author, commentator and public intellectual. His books include the much acclaimed The Difficulty of Being Good and the international bestseller India Unbound. He writes a regular column for a number of Indian newspapers and occasional guest columns for the Wall Street Journal, Foreign Affairs and Newsweek. He graduated from Harvard University and was CEO of Procter & Gamble before taking early retirement to become a full-time writer. He lives in Delhi. "
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