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Author Ranganathan, Malini, 1979- author.

Title Corruption plots : stories, ethics, and publics of the late capitalist city / Malini Ranganathan, David L. Pike, and Sapana Doshi
Published Ithaca, New York : Cornell University Press, 2023
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Description 1 online resource (xvi, 274 pages) : illustrations
Series Cornell series on land : new perspectives on territory, development, and environment
Cornell series on land.
Contents Slum -- Multistory Building -- Periphery -- Swampland -- Infrastructure -- World-class City
Summary "With their skyscrapers, land grabs, and evictions invoking economic polarization, cities of the Global South provide charged settings for allegations of 'corruption.' Through interdisciplinary analysis, the authors argue that corruption is a storytelling practice about how states and elites abuse power in the making of unequal cities in late capitalism"-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on March 21, 2023)
Subject Corruption -- India
Political corruption -- India
Land use, Urban -- Economic aspects -- India
Economic development -- Corrupt practices -- India
Urbanization -- Economic aspects -- India
Capitalism -- Moral and ethical aspects
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General
Capitalism -- Moral and ethical aspects.
Corruption.
Land use, Urban -- Economic aspects.
Political corruption.
Urbanization -- Economic aspects.
Media studies.
Urban communities.
Anthropology.
India.
Form Electronic book
Author Pike, David L. (David Lawrence), 1963- author.
Doshi, Sapana, 1974- author.
LC no. 2022022629
ISBN 1501768778
9781501768767
150176876X
9781501768774