{"product_id":"missing-in-action-why-you-should-care-a","title":"Missing in Action Why You Should Care about Public Policy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn Search of an \u003ci\u003eAdarsh\u003c\/i\u003e Indian State\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e In India, public policies are all around us. Despite this pervasiveness, \u003ci\u003eyeh public sab nahin jaanti hai\u003c\/i\u003e (the public doesn't know it all).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Questions are rarely asked of the Indian State-the institution that makes rules, bends them and punishes others for breaking the laws it creates. The privileged can afford not to think about the State because we have given up on it. The not-so-privileged have resigned themselves to a State that provides short-term benefits.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Either way, we seldom pause to reflect on why the Indian State works the way it does.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMissing in Action\u003c\/i\u003e aims to change such perceptions through sketches from everyday experiences to illustrate India's tryst with public policymaking. It acquaints the reader with some fundamental concepts of the public policy discipline. It explains the logic (or the lack of it!) of the Indian State's actions, shortcomings, constraints, and workings.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Jargon-free and accessibly written, the book achieves the difficult task of both entertaining and educating.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e There have been many books about Indian society, but none so far about the Indian state. \u003ci\u003eMissing in Action\u003c\/i\u003e fills that gap, and how! Kotasthane and Jaitley are two of our finest thinkers, and their writing combines a surgeon's precision with a poet's art of revealing the unseen. They paint both the big picture and the small details. This book is a masterpiece that will be essential reading 50 years from now. If you want to understand India, you should read \u003ci\u003eMissing in Action\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eAmit Varma, Creator of \u003ci\u003eThe Seen and the Unseen\u003c\/i\u003e Podcast and \u003ci\u003eThe India Uncut\u003c\/i\u003e Blog\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMissing in Action\u003c\/i\u003e is a thoroughly engaging, entertaining, and educational book. The book helps readers understand why the Indian State is the way it is-powerful yet ineffective, well-intentioned yet weak, and ambitious yet underperforming. A must-read for everyone!\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eRohini Nilekani, Philanthropist, Author of\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSamaaj Sarkaar Bazaar:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ea citizen-first approach\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The policy outcomes are the result of the three important forces: society, market and the Government. This wonderful book by Pranay Kotasthane and Raghu S. Jaitley beautifully tells you why and how this happens. Their pedagogical strategy is deceptively simple but very effective. The book has many real-life examples of both policy triumphs and disasters in our country and the authors lucidly explain the how and why. I would urge you to read this remarkably perceptive book that is analytically rich while making the learning ride very enjoyable.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eVijay Kelkar, Chairman, Thirteenth Finance Commission and former Finance Secretary, Government of India\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House India Pvt. Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47521918648545,"sku":null,"price":279.3,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/9033\/0593\/files\/1309973482239.jpg?v=1764189997","url":"https:\/\/perfectbookhouse.com\/products\/missing-in-action-why-you-should-care-a","provider":"PERFECT BOOK HOUSE","version":"1.0","type":"link"}