Democracy without capacity?

Aditya Dasgupta

Asia Pacific Journal of Public Administration, 2020, vol. 42, issue 1, 1-3

Abstract: What are the consequences for democracy of inadequate state capacity? This essay argues, drawing on the case of India, that democracy without decay results in several pathologies, including democratic dysfunction and a temptation toward authoritarian populism.

Date: 2020
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