A lot of decisions in private firms can be tactical. Governments become the most effective when they establish rules rather than discretion, and eschew day-to-day tactical responses.
In other words, Govt got no business doing business…..
For a government willing to listen carefully, there are a billion daily feedback loops. From within its own formal structures, staffed by mandarins of caliber, from special interest groups, led by India Inc, the daily flow of analysis and advice from the media, civil society, professionals, academia. Ordinary citizens, sometimes getting through the ruling party’s own vast network. Like businesses that fail and fold up, so can administrations. Then, after the election result, numb party spokespersons saying, We did a lot of good work but were unable to “ communicate “ it effectively to the people. For all their apparent differences, governments and private corporations have a lot more in common than the column suggests. Bring home the bacon.
A lot of decisions in private firms can be tactical. Governments become the most effective when they establish rules rather than discretion, and eschew day-to-day tactical responses.
In other words, Govt got no business doing business…..
For a government willing to listen carefully, there are a billion daily feedback loops. From within its own formal structures, staffed by mandarins of caliber, from special interest groups, led by India Inc, the daily flow of analysis and advice from the media, civil society, professionals, academia. Ordinary citizens, sometimes getting through the ruling party’s own vast network. Like businesses that fail and fold up, so can administrations. Then, after the election result, numb party spokespersons saying, We did a lot of good work but were unable to “ communicate “ it effectively to the people. For all their apparent differences, governments and private corporations have a lot more in common than the column suggests. Bring home the bacon.