For Decades, a Behavioral Blind Spot Has Plagued Political Development
A few years ago, I was in conversation with a Member of Parliament (MP) from Nepal about the challenges he faced in trying to improve the lives of his constituents. “What sort of things do they need?” I asked. “I once bought someone a cow,” he replied flatly. “Why did you buy him a cow?” was my obvious next question. He eyed me levelly. “Because he needed a cow,” he said. The exchange highlighted a basic truth about politics in many places: where the state is failing to meet the needs of its citizens, responsibility invariably falls on MPs. For almost everything. ….[READ]
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