LEADER 03063nam 22004335 450 001 9910157411503321 005 20240205215333.0 024 7 $a10.12987/9780300224740 035 $a(CKB)3710000000984165 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4773626 035 $a(DE-B1597)540216 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780300224740 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000984165 100 $a20200229h20172017 fg 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 10$aWhen crime pays $emoney and muscle in Indian politics /$fMilan Vaishnav 210 1$aNew Haven, CT :$cYale University Press,$d[2017] 210 4$dİ2017 215 $a1 online resource (435 pages) 300 $aIncludes index. 327 $tFrontmatter --$tContents --$tPreface --$tAcknowledgments --$tAbbreviations --$tNote to Readers --$tPART I --$t1. Lawmakers and Lawbreakers: The Puzzle of Indian Democracy --$t2. The Rise of the Rents Raj: India's Corruption Ecosystem --$tPART II --$t3. Criminal Enterprise: Why Criminals Joined Politics --$t4. The Costs of Democracy: How Money Fuels Muscle in Elections --$t5. Doing Good by Doing Bad: The Demand for Criminality --$t6. The Salience of Social Divisions: How Context Shapes Criminality --$tPART III --$t7. Crime without Punishment: From Deep Roots to Proximate Causes --$t8. An Entrenched Marketplace: Rethinking Democratic Accountability --$tAppendix A: Details of the Affidavit Dataset --$tAppendix B: Details of Bihar Voter Survey --$tAppendix C: Details of Lok Social Attitudes Survey --$tNotes --$tIndex 330 $aThe first thorough study of the co-existence of crime and democratic processes in Indian politics In India, the world's largest democracy, the symbiotic relationship between crime and politics raises complex questions. For instance, how can free and fair democratic processes exist alongside rampant criminality? Why do political parties recruit candidates with reputations for wrongdoing? Why are one-third of state and national legislators elected-and often re-elected-in spite of criminal charges pending against them? In this eye-opening study, political scientist Milan Vaishnav mines a rich array of sources, including fieldwork on political campaigns and interviews with candidates, party workers, and voters, large surveys, and an original database on politicians' backgrounds to offer the first comprehensive study of an issue that has implications for the study of democracy both within and beyond India's borders. 606 $aPolitical corruption$zIndia 606 $aHISTORY / Modern / 21st Century$2bisacsh 607 $aIndia$xPolitics and government$y21st century 615 0$aPolitical corruption 615 7$aHISTORY / Modern / 21st Century. 676 $a364.13230954 700 $aVaishnav$b Milan$4aut$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut$01378667 801 0$bDE-B1597 801 1$bDE-B1597 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910157411503321 996 $aWhen Crime Pays$93417487 997 $aUNINA