Context: To inject India’s bureaucrats with enterprise and shake them out of lethargy, a radical re-evaluation of their incentives is overdue that would help India’s babudom achieve its ‘Weberian’ ideal.
Graham’s law effect in bureaucracy: With a well-designed financial incentives, ‘good’ bureaucrats will earn more, be more visible, and face high demand for their skills, thereby driving ‘bad’ bureaucrats into oblivion or forcing them to reform.
Need for incentivizing bureaucrats
Advantages of incentivizing bureaucracy:
Challenges