Corruption is a huge problem and the poor and the powerless are often its most egregious victims. But it is not an accident that the most effective bureaucracies in the world rely much more on internal controls rather than on independent ombudsmen.

In a world where audiences listen for attitudes rather than arguments or information, speakers must feel the pressure to posture rather than engage.

I am no Rushdie. The only people who think of silencing me are my students, on days when my lectures are more opaque than usual.

Abhijit Banerjee Quotes