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

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.