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When Crime Pays

by Milan Vaishnav

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Author Milan Vaishnav

Publisher HarperCollins

Synopsis The first comprehensive study of the nexus between crime and democracy in India. 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 elections exist alongside rampant criminality? Why do political parties actively recruit candidates with reputations for wrongdoing? Why do voters elect (and even re-elect) them – to the point that a third of state and national legislators assume office with pending criminal charges? In this eye-opening book, political scientist Milan Vaishnav takes readers deep into the marketplace for criminal politicians by drawing on fieldwork on the campaign trail, large surveys, and an original database on politicians’ backgrounds. The result is the first systematic study of an issue that has profound implications for democracy both within and beyond India’s borders.

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Binding: PaperBack

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Language: English
Publisher: HarperCollins
Pages: 436
Binding: PaperBack

ISBN: 9789353023430
Category: Nonfiction
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