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Grand Tamasha
A Blueprint for India’s State Capacity Revolution
May 23, 2024
Economists Karthik Muralidharan, Paul Niehaus, and Sandip Sukhtankar discuss strategies to improve India's public services, focusing on state capacity, data-driven governance, and rethinking government expenditure. They emphasize the importance of quality over quantity in public spending and the pivotal role of champions in government for impactful reforms.
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- Regular district-level surveys are essential for informed governance decisions based on independent data.
- Defining state capacity as the ability to achieve political goals emphasizes the need to balance scope and strength.
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The Importance of Data-Driven Governance
Implementing regular district-level surveys to measure outcomes and citizen satisfaction with service delivery can significantly inform governance decisions. Such surveys, successfully carried out in Telangana, provide essential independent data on key indicators, leading the way for evidence-based policymaking and resource allocation.
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