LEADER 02436nam 2200553 450 001 9910460290503321 005 20170822113526.0 010 $a93-5150-475-1 010 $a93-5150-198-1 035 $a(CKB)3710000000332481 035 $a(EBL)1919099 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001402876 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12605361 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001402876 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11360585 035 $a(PQKB)10221983 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1919099 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000332481 100 $a20141208d2015 uy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe roots of ill-governance and corruption /$fV. Santhakumar 210 1$aNew Delhi ;$aThousand Oaks :$cSage Publications,$d2015. 215 $a1 online resource (193 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-322-58864-3 311 $a93-5150-059-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aIntroduction -- Elite capture -- Capture of governments by social counter-elites -- Under-class capture of the state -- Competitive populism -- Moving beyond competitive populism -- Epilogue. 330 $aThis 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 comp 606 $aMiddle class$xPolitical aspects$zIndia 606 $aPolitical corruption$zIndia 606 $aElite (Social sciences)$zIndia 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aMiddle class$xPolitical aspects 615 0$aPolitical corruption 615 0$aElite (Social sciences) 676 $a364.1/3230954 700 $aSanthakumar$b V.$0875603 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910460290503321 996 $aThe roots of ill-governance and corruption$92047864 997 $aUNINA