I am not the only one who is exasperated by our sense of traffic that is the lack of it.
One of the explanations offered is our society's lack of coordination for common good.
This extends to other areas of Indian social life where we invariably put self before common good.
Mint argues that "The entire debate on why the Indian government has been unable to spend enough on things that benefit all citizens may then have to be reconsidered in terms of our own social preferences, more specifically our historical inability to broaden the arc of cooperation. It is what could lie at the root of a common sight in our neighbourhoods: swank cars parked on broken roads or air-conditioned homes overlooking open gutters or loud music played outside the hospitals that treat us."
Is there any light at the end of tunnel?
Well... if at all there is any it is very far and very faint ...
"None of this means that things cannot change, as we can see in so many other countries in Asia that have climbed the ladder of prosperity. But weak political leadership, a soft state and opposition to reform of traditional social arrangements are serious obstacles in this necessary transition. Till then, we will continue to be the stag hunters who run off in search of a rabbit."
One of the explanations offered is our society's lack of coordination for common good.
This extends to other areas of Indian social life where we invariably put self before common good.
Mint argues that "The entire debate on why the Indian government has been unable to spend enough on things that benefit all citizens may then have to be reconsidered in terms of our own social preferences, more specifically our historical inability to broaden the arc of cooperation. It is what could lie at the root of a common sight in our neighbourhoods: swank cars parked on broken roads or air-conditioned homes overlooking open gutters or loud music played outside the hospitals that treat us."
Is there any light at the end of tunnel?
Well... if at all there is any it is very far and very faint ...
"None of this means that things cannot change, as we can see in so many other countries in Asia that have climbed the ladder of prosperity. But weak political leadership, a soft state and opposition to reform of traditional social arrangements are serious obstacles in this necessary transition. Till then, we will continue to be the stag hunters who run off in search of a rabbit."
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