Policy making through the third eye

In current times when data is under threat, N Bhaskara Rao's book makes a compelling argument for basing policies on sound research and using data and insights wisely for the purpose

The Third Eye of Governance: Rise in Populism, Decline in Social Research

Author: N Bhaskara Rao 

Publisher: Speaking Tiger 

Pages: 301 

Price: Rs 599

At a time when data is being obfuscated, manipulated, and used selectively to justify policies and action, the book by N Bhaskara Rao turns out to be an important read. It provides the rationale for locating research in policy making and also gives us a broad-brush history of how research has evolved over decades. The book makes a compulsive case for research in planning monitoring policy interventions, in order to carry out course corrections.

A policy-maker seeks inputs from multiple sources. First,