Lessons in State Capacity from Delhi's Schools

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Yamini Aiyar (Former President and Chief Executive, Former President and Chief Executive, Centre for Policy Research, New Delhi)

Lessons in State Capacity from Delhi's Schools

Yamini Aiyar (Former President and Chief Executive, Former President and Chief Executive, Centre for Policy Research, New Delhi)

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Oxford University Press
12 February 2025

Sociology: work & labour; Social & cultural anthropology; Funding of education & student finance; Regional government policies

What will it take to build high-performing, purpose-oriented public sector organizations in India? In answering this question, the voices of India's frontline officers--charged with delivering a vast array of public services to citizens--are dismissed all too quickly. Public debates on the Indian state generally view them as corrupt, apathetic, incompetent, and in urgent need of disciplining. By training her focus on these voices, Aiyar reveals the complex ways in which bureaucratic hierarchies, processes, and belief systems shape state capacity. This book examines an ambitious effort to improve the quality of government schools, particularly their ability to equip students with foundational literacy and numeracy, in the city-state of the National Capital Territory of Delhi. Through the trials and tribulations of educational personnel, bureaucrats, and reform champions, Aiyar captures the sites of resistance, distortion, and adoption of reform ideas. Understanding these dynamics lies at the heart of the challenge of building high-performing public sector organizations and improving state capacity.

By: Yamini Aiyar (Former President and Chief Executive Former President and Chief Executive Centre for Policy Research New Delhi)
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 140mm,
Weight: 392g
ISBN: 9780198922636
ISBN 10: 0198922639
Pages: 246
Publication Date: 12 February 2025
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Yamini Aiyar is a public policy scholar and is currently Visiting Senior Fellow, Saxena Center for Contemporary South Asia and Watson Institute, Brown University, USA. Previously, she was President, Centre for Policy Research, New Delhi (2017-2024). Her research interests span the fields of public finance, social policy, state capacity, federalism, governance, and the study of contemporary politics in India. Throughout her career, Aiyar has worked in leadership roles to nurture institutional spaces that innovate using social science methods to produce empirically grounded, policy-relevant research on the Indian state and contemporary policy challenges. She has published widely in academic publications and the popular press, and writes regularly on current affairs and policy in mainstream Indian newspapers.