This week we look at India. It remains one of the stars of the global economy, but we remain worried by the government's failure to reform its bloated public sector, which helps impose a lower-than-necessary speed-limit for the economy and, crucially, has prevented the fruits of a growing economy spreading to India's poor. We take a hard look at India's 10m-strong civil service. Some bureaucrats are heroic figures struggling with impossible jobs under political pressure; but overall it stands as a colossal barrier to the country's continued success.
Here are some other pieces from this week's issue you might also be interested in. You can click straight through to each one and read it online at Economist.com using the links below.John MicklethwaitEditor in Chief
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Winter fuel cut to put 50,000 pensioners into poverty next year
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Government estimates reveal the impact of cuts to the winter fuel
allowance, announced earlier this year.
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