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This book provides a comprehensive assessment of the motivation behind corruption and ill-governance in countries, such as India. It presents a sound theoretical structure outlining the journey through various phases of elitism, counter-elitism, competitive populism, and, finally, good governance.
The political willingness to bring in good governance, the book argues, depends on the electoral importance of the middle classes. Ironically, however, such a middle ...
The book examines how market contexts shape the opposition of people to public sector reforms, with evidence from the Indian electricity sector. Based on a survey of 7,000 households in 14 Indian states and following a rational choice framework, it analyses the response of households to the prospect of privatization of electricity utilities. Analyzing Social Opposition to Reforms: The Electricity Sector in India discusses the possibility of ...
This book examines how market context shape the opposition of people to public sector reforms, with evidence from the Indian electricity sector. Based on a survey of 7,000 household in 14 Indian states and following a rational choice framework, it analyses the responses of households to the prospect of privatisation of electricity utilities. Analysing Social Opposition of Reforms: The Electricity Sector in India discusses the possibility of compensating losers ...