Kotasthane: India's Union Government Workforce Is Half the Size of America's
Pranay Kotasthane · What UPSC Books Won’t Teach You - Public Policy 101, Mumbai Mafia Backstory, & On-Ground Reality · May 11, 2024 · at 4:52
Public policy expert Pranay Kotasthane discusses state capacity and challenges the misconception that India has an overly large federal bureaucracy.
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“If you normalize India's government to U S population to India, Indian federal union government is one half that of the U S right.”
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