About the Book: Corruption in Politics and Society
This book addresses the issue of corruption in politics andthesociety in
contemporary era and examines the links betweentheoryand practice of corruption
in economic, political andsocialinstitutions of the world in general and India
in particular.Thebook covers- the meaning and nature of
corruption;politicalcorruption and its consequences; the theoretical
andempiricallinks between corruption and governance on one hand
andpoliticalinstitutions on the other; the history and various formsofpolitical
corruption in India; the links betweencorruption,economic growth and the quality
of politicalinstitutions; role ofsocial networks and social capital to engagein
collective actionagainst corruption; the conceptual differencesbetween
civilsociety and NGOs; the interaction among tradeliberalization,governmental
corruption and environmental policies;corruption andthe efficiency