Author Description

While People All Over The World Today Generally Live Longer, Are More Literate And Richer Than They Were Even A Generation Back, Significant Economic And Social Deprivations Still Haunt Millions Around The World. Poor Governance Is A Root Cause Of Many Such Ills. In This Book, Here Is A Hypothetical Construct Of A Place Where Governance Is Poor, Rule Of Law Is Not Respected, And Justice Is Delayed And Often Denied. Denmark, On The Other Hand, Is Another Hypothetical Construct And Perhaps What Tagore Dreamt Of When He Sang The Praises Of A Place Where The Mind Is Without Fear And The Head Is Held High And Good Governance Prevails. Improving Governance Needs Good, Strong Institutions. Institutions Are Both The Formal And Informal Rules With Which A Society Conducts Itself. Formal Rules, Laws And Regulations Are Essentially Aspirational. Informal Rules Evolve From Shared Beliefs, Social Norms And Local Cultures And Greatly Influence How Well (or Not) Institutions Function In A Society. In A Broad Sense, Three Principal Institutions Comprise A Modern Society: The State, The Markets, And The Community. The Well-being Of A Society Depends Not Only On How These Three Institutions Work On Their Own But Even More Importantly, How Well They Interact And Work Together