Showing posts with label Jug Suraiya. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Jug Suraiya. Show all posts

Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Attitude that is the exact opposite


Jug Suraiya writes in TOI:


Libertarians often say that good governments are those which govern least. What this really means is that the government's job - in a democracy, at least - is to be a facilitator, or regulator, and do everything in its power to help citizens get on with their lives and pursuits with the minimum of sarkari obstruction or interference. In other words, a truly democratic government is one that is an enabler: one that imparts a can-do attitude to the polity.