Religion and attitudes towards corruption in India: a collective action problem?

dc.contributor.author Marquette, Heather
dc.contributor.author Pavarala, Vinod
dc.contributor.author Malik, Kanchan K.
dc.date.accessioned 2022-03-27T01:47:13Z
dc.date.available 2022-03-27T01:47:13Z
dc.date.issued 2014-10-13
dc.description.abstract This paper argues that religion influences the ways that people think and speak about corruption, typically leading to condemnation. However, it is also argued that, in a systemically corrupt country, such condemnation is unlikely to influence actual corrupt behaviour. Based on fieldwork in India, the paper finds that existing anti-corruption policies based on a principal-agent understanding of corruption, even if they incorporate religious organisations and leaders, are unlikely to work, partly because people consider “religion” to be a discredited entity. Instead, the paper argues that if corruption were to be seen as a collective action problem, anti-corruption practice would need significant rethinking. Despite its current lack of influence, revised policies and practices may see a role for religion.
dc.identifier.citation Development in Practice. v.24(7)
dc.identifier.issn 09614524
dc.identifier.uri 10.1080/09614524.2014.942215
dc.identifier.uri http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/09614524.2014.942215
dc.identifier.uri https://dspace.uohyd.ac.in/handle/1/4132
dc.subject Governance and public policy
dc.subject South Asia
dc.title Religion and attitudes towards corruption in India: a collective action problem?
dc.type Journal. Article
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