Editorial

As public administration tries to become more professional in delivering value in the social sector to the citizens, it is appropriate that periodic studies be undertaken to assess the efficacy of such efforts, if only to identify the areas in which the services have been able to do justice to the expectations of the common man and areas in which they have lagged behind. One such study undertaken by Drs. Gopalakrishnan and Rao, tries to analyse the quality of public spending in Karnataka State between 1999 and 2005 and to determine the state of Human Development in the State It certainly shows pointers towards what could be done to better the performance of the State in inching towards achieving public expectations.