02436nam 2200553 450 991046029050332120170822113526.093-5150-475-193-5150-198-1(CKB)3710000000332481(EBL)1919099(SSID)ssj0001402876(PQKBManifestationID)12605361(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001402876(PQKBWorkID)11360585(PQKB)10221983(MiAaPQ)EBC1919099(EXLCZ)99371000000033248120141208d2015 uy| 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe roots of ill-governance and corruption /V. SanthakumarNew Delhi ;Thousand Oaks :Sage Publications,2015.1 online resource (193 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-322-58864-3 93-5150-059-4 Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction -- Elite capture -- Capture of governments by social counter-elites -- Under-class capture of the state -- Competitive populism -- Moving beyond competitive populism -- Epilogue.This book provides a comprehensive assessment of the motivation behind corruption and ill-governance in countries, such as India. It presents a sound theoretical structure outlining the journey through various phases of elitism, counter-elitism, competitive populism, and, finally, good governance.The political willingness to bring in good governance, the book argues, depends on the electoral importance of the middle classes. Ironically, however, such a middle class emerges out of the policies of distributing private goods, including education, facilitated through counter-elite capture and compMiddle classPolitical aspectsIndiaPolitical corruptionIndiaElite (Social sciences)IndiaElectronic books.Middle classPolitical aspectsPolitical corruptionElite (Social sciences)364.1/3230954Santhakumar V.875603MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910460290503321The roots of ill-governance and corruption2047864UNINA