A Social Theory of Corruption: Notes from the Indian Subcontinent

by Sudhir Chella Rajan

Book Overview

A social theory of grand corruption from antiquity to the twenty-first century.

In contemporary policy discourse, the notion of corruption is highly constricted, understood just as the pursuit of private gain while fulfilling a public duty. Its paradigmatic manifestations are bribery and extortion, placing the onus on individuals, typically bureaucrats. Sudhir Chella Rajan argues that this understanding ignores the true depths of corruption,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674241274
• ISBN13: 9780674241275
• Release Date: December 2020
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.41 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.2" x 9.3"