A functioning state should not be seen only at election time
Wednesday, 19 August 2015
The distinction between the state and the government is not always clear. Strictly speaking, the government is made up of elected politicians, and the state apparatus is made up of bureaucrats with more or less tenured appointments. Politicians make laws and policy and bureaucrats implement. A healthy relationship between the two is required for good governance.
An election is an instance when we see our State apparatus at its best
Wednesday, 19 August 2015The distinction between the state and the government is not always clear. Strictly speaking, the government is made up of elected politicians, and the state apparatus is made up of bureaucrats with more or less tenured appointments. Politicians make laws and policy and bureaucrats implement. A healthy relationship between the two is required for good governance. 