Column: Making manifestos meaningful

[...]we end up with thick manifestos with proliferation of schemes and numerous freebies catering to different sections of our society. [...]it was with surprise that I read a statement in a newspaper from a leader of one of the national parties that their party's manifesto should be made more...

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Published inFinancial Express
Main Author Bhattacharya, Arindam K
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New Delhi Athena Information Solutions Pvt. Ltd 26.11.2013
Subjects
Elections
Employment
Job creation
Labor law
Political parties
Politics
Populism
Productivity
Standard of living
Voters
India
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Summary:[...]we end up with thick manifestos with proliferation of schemes and numerous freebies catering to different sections of our society. [...]it was with surprise that I read a statement in a newspaper from a leader of one of the national parties that their party's manifesto should be made more focused and shorter, a manifesto which should be read and acted upon rather than launched and forgotten.