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100			_aSingh, Amita
245			_aGrazing public goods: Pressure groups in liberal democracy
260			_c2015
300			_ap.357-363.
362			_aJul-Sep
520			_aA competitive spread of interest groups in a neo-liberal state has changed the nature of politics by dispersing authority to govern. Most groups function with a plea to overcome capacity deficits of the government and for strengthening democratic participation. While some may be driven by altruistic service provider to people and the nation, most others have proved to be self-interest seeking pressure groups or lobbies to camouflage constitutional safeguards to accountable governance. The recent past and implementation of flagship programmes has proved that they offer substantial benefits to the state in terms of sustained political support but also increase citizens' vulnerability to lack of distributive justice. Most groups become unaccountable partners in governance and distribution of public goods to weaken democratic institutions. The plea of this article is to insist on administrative reforms as a priority agenda at least in three directions; capacity enhancement and professionalism of every level of bureaucracy, linking state training institutions with central universities, and strengthen accountability structures for publicprivate partnerships and collaborative networks. This article attempts to capture this change he tilt and suggest ways to re-route the tilt from a group oriented governance to the strengtheningA competitive spread of interest groups in a neo-liberal state has changed the nature of politics by dispersing authority to govern. Most groups function with a plea to overcome capacity deficits of the government and for strengthening democratic participation. While some may be driven by altruistic service provider to people and the nation, most others have proved to be self-interest seeking pressure groups or lobbies to camouflage constitutional safeguards to accountable governance. The recent past and implementation of flagship programmes has proved that they offer substantial benefits to the state in terms of sustained political support but also increase citizens' vulnerability to lack of distributive justice. Most groups become unaccountable partners in governance and distribution of public goods to weaken democratic institutions. The plea of this article is to insist on administrative reforms as a priority agenda at least in three directions; capacity enhancement and professionalism of every level of bureaucracy, linking state training institutions with central universities, and strengthen accountability structures for publicprivate partnerships and collaborative networks. This article attempts to capture this change and suggest ways to re-route the tilt from a group oriented governance to the strengthening of constitutional institutions. of constitutional institutions.
650			_aDemocracy
650			_aLiberalism
650			_aInterest groups
773			_aIndian Journal of Public Administration
909			_a115530
999			_c115524 _d115524