Corruption, Governance and Democracy in South Asia: Bangladesh, India and Pakistan
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1st ed.
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8182060052
Length
xiv+185p., Tables; Figures; References; Index; 22cm.
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Corruption, in its many forms, is being seen increasingly as an obstacle to good governance, a constraint on economic development, an impediment to social equity, and eventually a source of political instability and, in extreme cases, state failure. By almost any indicator of corruption, the performance of the South Asian countries has been poor. Corrupt practices in the region have a long history, and were sustained during British colonial rule. They flourished ...