Seems I am not alone. I have always wondered about the colonial legacy permeating our institutions. The guiding light of these institutions has been this – citizens are subjects to be controlled and not empowered! My debates with Makarand, my good friend and colleague, about the institutional problems in India always reached a dead end with the Constitution of India. I think (and believe) that a great deal of professional design can be imparted to our institutions and not allow them to be functioned on the basis of “good faith” alone. My recent forays into the literature on the REPORT OF THE NATIONAL COMMISSION TO REVIEW THE WORKING OF THE CONSTITUTION gave me some gems like the ones mentioned in the extended entry.
My endeavour of late is to do a Law and Economics interpretation of the Constitution of India! Anyone upto the task?
PS: I didn’t know this could be achieved!
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