To reform India, you must reform the Indian state. Karthik Muralidharan joins Amit Varma in episode 375 of The Seen and the Unseen to talk about his much-awaited new book that has finally released — and the chapters on it that deal with our bureaucracy.
Also check out:
1. Karthik Muralidharan on Twitter, LinkedIn, Google Scholar, UCSD and CEGIS.
2. Accelerating India’s Development — Karthik Muralidharan.
3. Fixing Indian Education — Episode 185 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Karthik Muralidharan).
4. Understanding Indian Healthcare — Episode 225 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Karthik Muralidharan).
5. Karthik Muralidharan Examines the Indian State — Episode 290 of The Seen and the Unseen.
6. In Service of the Republic — Vijay Kelkar & Ajay Shah.
7. The Art and Science of Economic Policy — Episode 154 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Vijay Kelkar and Ajay Shah).
8. Brave New World — Vasant Dhar’s podcast.
9. To Kill A Mockingbird — Harper Lee.
10. Fixing the Knowledge Society — Episode 24 of Everything is Everything.
11. The Elusive Quest for Growth — William R Easterly.
12. The White Man’s Burden — William R Easterly.
13. The Tyranny of Experts — William R Easterly.
14. Thomas Sargent’s speech at Berkeley.
15. Front-line Courts As State Capacity: Evidence From India — Manaswini Rao.
16. The Argumentative Indian — Amartya Sen.
17. BR Ambedkar’s speech to the constituent assembly in 1949.
18. State Building — Francis Fukuyama.
19. Why Freedom Matters — Episode 10 of Everything is Everything.
20. Understanding the State — Episode 25 of Everything is Everything.
21. When Should the State Act? — Episode 26 of Everything is Everything.
22. Public Choice Theory Explains SO MUCH — Episode 33 of Everything is Everything.
23. The Life and Times of KP Krishnan — Episode 355 of The Seen and the Unseen.
24. The Reformers — Episode 28 of Everything is Everything.
25. The Political Economy of Bureaucratic Overload — Aditya Dasgupta and Devesh Kapur.
26. Red Tape — Akhil Gupta.
27. Paper Tiger — Nayanika Mathur.
28. Desperately Seeking Shah Rukh — Shrayana Bhattacharya.
29. The Loneliness of the Indian Woman — Episode 259 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Shrayana Bhattacharya).
30. The Life and Work of Ashwini Deshpande — Episode 298 of The Seen and the Unseen.
31. Annie Hall — Woody Allen.
32. The withering trend of public employment in India — CP Chandrasekhar and Jayati Ghosh.
33. The Colonial Constitution — Arghya Sengupta.
34. Arghya Sengupta and the Engine Room of Law — Episode 366 of The Seen and the Unseen.
35. Active and Passive Waste in Government Spending — Oriana Bandiera, Andrea Prat and Tommaso Valletti.
36. Lagaan — Ashutosh Gowariker.
37. List of Soviet and Russian leaders by height.
38. Bureaucratic Indecision and Risk Aversion in India — Sneha P, Neha Sinha, Avanti Durani and Ayush Patel.
39. A Theory of Misgovernance — Abhijit Banerjee.
40. Premature load bearing: Doing too much too soon — Matt Andrews, Lant Pritchett and Michael Woolcock.
41. Sense and Sensibility — Jane Austen.
42. Pride and Prejudice — Jane Austen.
43. The Life and Times of Montek Singh Ahluwalia — Episode 285 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Montek Singh Ahluwalia).
44. India’s Massive Pensions Crisis — Episode 347 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Ajay Shah & Renuka Sane).
45. The Tragedy of Our Farm Bills — Episode 211 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Ajay Shah).
46. How China Escaped the Poverty Trap — Yuen Yuen Ang.
47. Pritika Hingorani Wants to Fix Our Cities — Episode 361 of The Seen and the Unseen.
48. Gangaajal — Prakash Jha.
49. Building State Capacity: Evidence from Biometric Smartcards in India — Karthik Muralidharan, Paul Niehaus and Sandip Sukhtankar.
50. Amitabh Bachchan on Twitter.
51. Nick Bloom at Stanford.
52. The Personnel Economics of the Developing State — Frederico Finan, Benjamin Olken and Rohini Pande.
53. Double for Nothing? Experimental Evidence on an Unconditional Teacher Salary Increase in Indonesia — Joppe de Ree, Karthik Muralidharan, Menno Pradhan and Halsey Rogers.
54. The Indian Labour Market through the Lens of Public Sector Recruitment — Kunal Mangal.
55. Timepass: Youth, Class, and the Politics of Waiting in India — Craig Jeffrey.
56. Karmayogi Bharat.
57. India Moving — Chinmay Tumbe.
58. India = Migration — Episode 128 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Chinmay Tumbe).
59. A new vision for legal education in India — Abhishek Singhvi.
60. Womaning in India With Mahima Vashisht — Episode 293 of The Seen and the Unseen.
61. Zindagi Toh Bewafa Hai — Song from Muqaddar Ka Sikandar.
1. Karthik Muralidharan on Twitter, LinkedIn, Google Scholar, UCSD and CEGIS.
2. Accelerating India’s Development — Karthik Muralidharan.
3. Fixing Indian Education — Episode 185 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Karthik Muralidharan).
4. Understanding Indian Healthcare — Episode 225 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Karthik Muralidharan).
5. Karthik Muralidharan Examines the Indian State — Episode 290 of The Seen and the Unseen.
6. In Service of the Republic — Vijay Kelkar & Ajay Shah.
7. The Art and Science of Economic Policy — Episode 154 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Vijay Kelkar and Ajay Shah).
8. Brave New World — Vasant Dhar’s podcast.
9. To Kill A Mockingbird — Harper Lee.
10. Fixing the Knowledge Society — Episode 24 of Everything is Everything.
11. The Elusive Quest for Growth — William R Easterly.
12. The White Man’s Burden — William R Easterly.
13. The Tyranny of Experts — William R Easterly.
14. Thomas Sargent’s speech at Berkeley.
15. Front-line Courts As State Capacity: Evidence From India — Manaswini Rao.
16. The Argumentative Indian — Amartya Sen.
17. BR Ambedkar’s speech to the constituent assembly in 1949.
18. State Building — Francis Fukuyama.
19. Why Freedom Matters — Episode 10 of Everything is Everything.
20. Understanding the State — Episode 25 of Everything is Everything.
21. When Should the State Act? — Episode 26 of Everything is Everything.
22. Public Choice Theory Explains SO MUCH — Episode 33 of Everything is Everything.
23. The Life and Times of KP Krishnan — Episode 355 of The Seen and the Unseen.
24. The Reformers — Episode 28 of Everything is Everything.
25. The Political Economy of Bureaucratic Overload — Aditya Dasgupta and Devesh Kapur.
26. Red Tape — Akhil Gupta.
27. Paper Tiger — Nayanika Mathur.
28. Desperately Seeking Shah Rukh — Shrayana Bhattacharya.
29. The Loneliness of the Indian Woman — Episode 259 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Shrayana Bhattacharya).
30. The Life and Work of Ashwini Deshpande — Episode 298 of The Seen and the Unseen.
31. Annie Hall — Woody Allen.
32. The withering trend of public employment in India — CP Chandrasekhar and Jayati Ghosh.
33. The Colonial Constitution — Arghya Sengupta.
34. Arghya Sengupta and the Engine Room of Law — Episode 366 of The Seen and the Unseen.
35. Active and Passive Waste in Government Spending — Oriana Bandiera, Andrea Prat and Tommaso Valletti.
36. Lagaan — Ashutosh Gowariker.
37. List of Soviet and Russian leaders by height.
38. Bureaucratic Indecision and Risk Aversion in India — Sneha P, Neha Sinha, Avanti Durani and Ayush Patel.
39. A Theory of Misgovernance — Abhijit Banerjee.
40. Premature load bearing: Doing too much too soon — Matt Andrews, Lant Pritchett and Michael Woolcock.
41. Sense and Sensibility — Jane Austen.
42. Pride and Prejudice — Jane Austen.
43. The Life and Times of Montek Singh Ahluwalia — Episode 285 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Montek Singh Ahluwalia).
44. India’s Massive Pensions Crisis — Episode 347 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Ajay Shah & Renuka Sane).
45. The Tragedy of Our Farm Bills — Episode 211 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Ajay Shah).
46. How China Escaped the Poverty Trap — Yuen Yuen Ang.
47. Pritika Hingorani Wants to Fix Our Cities — Episode 361 of The Seen and the Unseen.
48. Gangaajal — Prakash Jha.
49. Building State Capacity: Evidence from Biometric Smartcards in India — Karthik Muralidharan, Paul Niehaus and Sandip Sukhtankar.
50. Amitabh Bachchan on Twitter.
51. Nick Bloom at Stanford.
52. The Personnel Economics of the Developing State — Frederico Finan, Benjamin Olken and Rohini Pande.
53. Double for Nothing? Experimental Evidence on an Unconditional Teacher Salary Increase in Indonesia — Joppe de Ree, Karthik Muralidharan, Menno Pradhan and Halsey Rogers.
54. The Indian Labour Market through the Lens of Public Sector Recruitment — Kunal Mangal.
55. Timepass: Youth, Class, and the Politics of Waiting in India — Craig Jeffrey.
56. Karmayogi Bharat.
57. India Moving — Chinmay Tumbe.
58. India = Migration — Episode 128 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Chinmay Tumbe).
59. A new vision for legal education in India — Abhishek Singhvi.
60. Womaning in India With Mahima Vashisht — Episode 293 of The Seen and the Unseen.
61. Zindagi Toh Bewafa Hai — Song from Muqaddar Ka Sikandar.
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