Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Body politic. |
| Authors: |
Crooks, C. |
| Source: |
Economist. 5/4/1991, Vol. 319 Issue 7705, special section p15-18. 4p. 2 Black and White Photographs. |
| Subjects: |
Political corruption, Business & politics, Bribery, Misconduct in public office, Political ethics, Politicians, Pressure groups, Government regulation, Political violence |
| Geographic Terms: |
India |
| Abstract: |
Reports that corruption among Indian politicians makes attempts to reform the system more difficult. Observation that India's pervasive controls create shortages, and hence opportunity for politicians to collect illegal profits, or rent; Manipulation of the system by politicians; Example of Dhirubhai Ambani, head of Reliance Industries and Reliance Petrochemicals, who is known for his political string-pulling; Need for lobbying and bribery brought on by India's dense regulatory system; Studies of black money and other forms of corruption, which found widespread abuses in the sugar industry, urban property market and allocation of public spending; Political and economic harm done by black money; Growing political violence; The Bharatiya Janata party (BJP). |
| Database: |
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