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I’m surprised Mr Nainan with all his experience, is talking about redistribution as a means to extract people out of poverty.
When the distributable surplus is so less and population so huge, just how much will the per capita dole be?
What makes the South more developed is the fact that they industrialised earlier. Or realised the importance of education earlier.
The size of the economy of the BIMARU states needs to increase and that can happen only when businesses are allowed to grow, not exploited or forced to operate illegally. Rule of law is required. A level playing field for everyone. Minimal government and maximum governance through simplified e-processes.
These are things the northern states are far far from.
Agree with the points put forth by Srikanth JS, probably these are the reasons why most of the migration takes place from northern part of India. The Northern states should come out of the clutches of bloated and false ego of culture. They should give importance to education and promote scientific temper among the public.
Yes, but not by government intervention. Even a mother can not distribute her naseeb equally between her children, much less a government seated in Delhi that preemps such a large share of national resources simply to sustain itself. No special packages for either Bihar or Andhra. The people of each state must learn to be better educated, more industrious, enterprising. 200 million of them should not place their fate in the hands of a man like Yogi Adityanath.
This seems to be a pattern across globe. Relatively wealthier and prosperous countries in Europe and North America, Australia having lower population growth and people migrating from poorer nations. It could partially be blamed on Colonialism etc., but what would be the excuse for within country disparities ?
Here are some hypothesis :
1. High levels of corruption and violence (low levels of private investment)
2. Lack of respect for property rights
3. Lack of value given to Education (relative to southern states, especially Telugu-speaking)
4. Utter lack of respect and sense towards fellow humans on road while in traffic or otherwise (arrogant and always ready to abuse/fight instead of civic response)
I know I might be broadly generalizing, but deep Cultural Issues are major part of poverty, violence, lack of opportunities within the country/among nations.
Culture that encourages science, reason, human rights, policies that are judged on outcomes rather than initial intent, politicians that see power as a responsibility instead of a self-serving opportunity could be a start.
We need a 50 page revision of our constitution based on solid foundational principles and leave the details of law making and enforcing to states, with only most necessary functions of Defense/Railways etc should be left to Central Govt.
Here is a rule : Any job that cannot be accounted for on a daily basis should not be under Govt. State or Central.
Defense, Railways, Public Transportation etc can be (We immediately know if it is not working)
Bureaucracies, institutions that are unaccountable and takes decades to even think of reforming should be abolished or atleast be brought under States control.
We need to talk about root causes and solutions, not attempting to cure symptoms-they never go away.
Using “culture” as the sole mechanism to explain the relative ” backwardness” of the eastern states is essentially an attempt at blaming the victim. Any serious analysis needs to consider all factors – including, for example, the impact of freight equalisation and lop-sided industrial licensing policies on the economy of these states. It is downright dangerous to use “culture” in an attempt to find the root cause of economic backwardness of a region as one tends to gloss over the problems these regions have had to deal with.
I’m surprised Mr Nainan with all his experience, is talking about redistribution as a means to extract people out of poverty.
When the distributable surplus is so less and population so huge, just how much will the per capita dole be?
What makes the South more developed is the fact that they industrialised earlier. Or realised the importance of education earlier.
The size of the economy of the BIMARU states needs to increase and that can happen only when businesses are allowed to grow, not exploited or forced to operate illegally. Rule of law is required. A level playing field for everyone. Minimal government and maximum governance through simplified e-processes.
These are things the northern states are far far from.
Agree with the points put forth by Srikanth JS, probably these are the reasons why most of the migration takes place from northern part of India. The Northern states should come out of the clutches of bloated and false ego of culture. They should give importance to education and promote scientific temper among the public.
Yes, but not by government intervention. Even a mother can not distribute her naseeb equally between her children, much less a government seated in Delhi that preemps such a large share of national resources simply to sustain itself. No special packages for either Bihar or Andhra. The people of each state must learn to be better educated, more industrious, enterprising. 200 million of them should not place their fate in the hands of a man like Yogi Adityanath.
Absolutely correct.
This seems to be a pattern across globe. Relatively wealthier and prosperous countries in Europe and North America, Australia having lower population growth and people migrating from poorer nations. It could partially be blamed on Colonialism etc., but what would be the excuse for within country disparities ?
Here are some hypothesis :
1. High levels of corruption and violence (low levels of private investment)
2. Lack of respect for property rights
3. Lack of value given to Education (relative to southern states, especially Telugu-speaking)
4. Utter lack of respect and sense towards fellow humans on road while in traffic or otherwise (arrogant and always ready to abuse/fight instead of civic response)
I know I might be broadly generalizing, but deep Cultural Issues are major part of poverty, violence, lack of opportunities within the country/among nations.
Culture that encourages science, reason, human rights, policies that are judged on outcomes rather than initial intent, politicians that see power as a responsibility instead of a self-serving opportunity could be a start.
We need a 50 page revision of our constitution based on solid foundational principles and leave the details of law making and enforcing to states, with only most necessary functions of Defense/Railways etc should be left to Central Govt.
Here is a rule : Any job that cannot be accounted for on a daily basis should not be under Govt. State or Central.
Defense, Railways, Public Transportation etc can be (We immediately know if it is not working)
Bureaucracies, institutions that are unaccountable and takes decades to even think of reforming should be abolished or atleast be brought under States control.
We need to talk about root causes and solutions, not attempting to cure symptoms-they never go away.
Using “culture” as the sole mechanism to explain the relative ” backwardness” of the eastern states is essentially an attempt at blaming the victim. Any serious analysis needs to consider all factors – including, for example, the impact of freight equalisation and lop-sided industrial licensing policies on the economy of these states. It is downright dangerous to use “culture” in an attempt to find the root cause of economic backwardness of a region as one tends to gloss over the problems these regions have had to deal with.