PUBLIC PROBLEM SOLVING

With the government, within the government, and as the government.

Over the last two years I have written extensively about the emerging new idea of governance around the world. Historically in...

Ashwin Mahesh

Jun 19, 20162 min read

A bankable truth

Banks make profits by taking depositors' money and lending it to borrowers. For a very long time, public sector banks' deposit rates were...

Ashwin Mahesh

Aug 23, 20152 min read

The whole state is criminalised

What Vyapam tells us is that the whole state is criminalised. It is true in every state. After all, we are fighting the exact same scam...

Ashwin Mahesh

Jul 10, 20151 min read

Promote the principle, not the program

There are two or three ideas which, if the government embraces, we can easily have a great run of economy and society. (1) Promote the...

Ashwin Mahesh

May 30, 20153 min read

Is decentralisation the way ahead?

"Can everyone lead?" The question can seem like a contradiction in terms, but increasingly around the world, people are asking whether...

Ashwin Mahesh

Apr 17, 20152 min read

Since 2019, I have written a regular column in Deccan Herald on the balance between state, market and society runs once in four weeks. In it, I explore ways in which people can be part of all three, and how we can ensure that each one remains independently important to our imagination of development.
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