TY - GEN AU - Somanathan, T V TI - State capability in India SN - 9780192856616 PY - 2022/// CY - New Delhi PB - Oxford University Press KW - Political science KW - Indian states KW - State policy-India N1 - Table of Contents 1:Introduction 2:State Capability: A Conceptual Overview 3:Constitutional Provisions and Structure of Governments 4:Personnel of the Indian State 5:Civil Service Effectiveness: An Assessment 6:The Size of the Indian State 7:Challenges in Policy Making 8:Decision Paralysis 9:Challenges in Execution 10:Addressing Policy Making Challenges - I 11:Addressing Policy Making Challenges - II: Overcoming Decision Paralysis 12:Becoming Better Policy Makers - Behavioural Change 13:Addressing Execution Challenges -I 14:Addressing Execution Challenges - II: Personnel, Procurement, and Permits 15:Addressing Execution Challenges - III 16:A Practical Approach to Better Capability N2 - The book examines arguably the biggest but less discussed development challenge faced by India, the deficient capacity of public systems to both design effective policies and implement them. It offers a new analytical framework to think about effectiveness of state and on the policy making process, and nuanced perspective on many of the popular themes in public administration. It is an account that combines the academic literature and a practitioner's perspective on the topic. There are few works that address this subject, especially by serving senior officials ER -