Activists demanding food as a fundamental right view the state as saviour, unperturbed by pervasive state failure in sector after sector. The public distribution system (PDS) is a public scandal. Activists say if only all states create as good a PDS as Tamil Nadu’s, the system will work beautifully. This is like saying that if only all Indian cricketers play as well as Tendulkar, India will be world cricket champion. Policies must not assume that the best can always be had with sufficient moral...
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