Maximum government, maximum governance

One of Narendra Modi’s key promises in the run-up to the 2014 national election that enthused voters and investors alike was the mantra of “minimum government, maximum governance”. But with a jumbo-sized cabinet and a finance ministry that seems to favour scale expansion as a counter-cyclical strategy to drive growth, Modi has found it difficult to deliver on that promise. But is the promise of minimum government, maximum governance a realistic one at all? Are small governments capable of delivering effective governance? e facts do not seem to suggest so.
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