A social theory of corruption : notes from the Indian subcontinent /

"Law and policy treat corruption as something far less than it truly is. Using India's long history as a case study, Sudhir Chella Rajan argues that corruption is the structure underlying social hierarchy. Throughout history, elites have fixed the rules of the game for their own benefit, e...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Rajan, Sudhir Chella, 1961- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2020
Temas:
Corruption > India > History.
Dominance (Psychology) > India > History.
Elite (Social sciences) > India > History.
Corruption > Inde > Histoire.
Dominance (Psychologie) > Histoire.
Élite (Sciences sociales) > Inde > Histoire.
HISTORY > Asia > India & South Asia.
Corruption.
Dominance (Psychology)
Elite (Social sciences)
Social conditions.
India > Social conditions.
Inde > Conditions sociales.
India.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Part I. Positions
  • Introduction
  • Thinking clearly about corruption
  • The corruption of society : locating kernels of mistrust
  • Part II. Tales
  • Early symptoms of corruption : harappan routines of bodily practice
  • The vedic period : the esoteric rhythm of sacrifice
  • Dharma yoga : contentions over justice
  • Trade winds : building global connections of corruption
  • Conclusions : corporate power and its dissolution, or the future of corruption.

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