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[14 Sep 2007 | 26 Comments | 1,449 views]
Politics & Corruption: Here’s how to “fix the system”

Or more accurately, how to begin fixing the system.
Some of you may have read my recent comments (here and here) in which I mentioned about writing a post on corruption. Two days ago, in an amazing coincidence, I received an email from Sanjeev on this very issue.
In the email, Sanjeev wrote,
“…my only concern would be that the initiatives cited (eg. the zero value rupee, 15% commission to Ghaziabad municipality, etc.) are likely to be cosmetic and unsustainable.
India needs systematic reforms of its governance, of the sort covered in my book. …