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The 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.
Many Indian politicians have a long-standing relationship with crime, and Indian democracy has long overlooked the increasing number of political candidates with criminal backgrounds. Milan Vaishnav’s When Crime Pays is an elaborate study of why political parties continue to select such candidates, and why voters elect and re-elect them. With interviews from various dignitaries and extensive fieldwork, this book tries to understand the impact of such “criminal” lawmakers on Indian democracy.
When Crime Pays: Money and Muscle in Indian Politics Epub
Author(s): Milan Vaishnav
Publisher: Yale University Press, Year: 2017
ISBN: 0300216203,9780300216202
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