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Author Rajan, Sudhir Chella, 1961- author.

Title A social theory of corruption : notes from the Indian subcontinent / Sudhir Chella Rajan
Published Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2020
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Description 1 online resource (xiv, 365 pages)
Contents 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
Summary "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, even as most ordinary people were faithful to life's rubrics"-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Corruption -- India -- History
Dominance (Psychology) -- India -- History
Elite (Social sciences) -- India -- History
HISTORY -- Asia -- India & South Asia.
Corruption.
Dominance (Psychology)
Elite (Social sciences)
Social conditions.
SUBJECT India -- Social conditions. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85064951
Subject India.
Genre/Form History.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780674250420
0674250427