India’s Empty Democracy Can’t Protect Its People
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Jan. 14 (Bloomberg) -- Elections make for responsive andaccountable governments, or so goes the truism. But can theyalso achieve the opposite -- that is, encourage complacency,even callousness, among elected representatives?
Last month’s headlines from India and China present adisquieting contrast between elected and unelected governmentsfor anyone committed to democratic politics.