CORRUPTION IN INDIA : AN EMPIRICAL STUDY Over five thousand citizens of India were interviewed in the house to house survey carried out to assess the citizens perceptions on corruption prevalent in ten sectors‚ Education‚ Health‚ Police (Law & Order)‚ Power‚ Telephone (Communication)‚ Railways (Transport)‚ Land & Building Administration‚ Judiciary‚ Taxation and Ration (Public distribution system). An estimated sum of Rupees (Rs.) 26‚768 crores are extracted from citizens who interact with
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Reference: A Comparative Study of Inequality and Corruption By Jong-sung You and Sanjeev Khagram From American Sociological Review Vol. 70‚ No. 1‚ 2005 I. Objectives of Study To give a theoretical account of why income inequality increases corruption To show the explanatory ability of income inequality and the interaction between inequality and democracy tested empirically against competing conventional explanations of corruption To conduct a methodological study‚ using statistical
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Democracy’s Silas P. Ratcliffe: Insights into a New Political In Henry Adam’s Democracy‚ the character of Senator Silas P. Ratcliffe first comes across as the kind of politician that Henry Adams openly criticizes and denounces. However‚ with further analysis one can see how Adams uses Ratcliffe’s character to depict the stark contrast between an ideal‚ model political figure and a more pragmatic‚ realistic one that exists in current day politics. Ratcliffe epitomizes the new type of Western
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India was under socialist-inspired policies for an entire generation from the 1950s until the 1980s. The economy was subject to extensive regulation‚ protectionism‚ and public ownership‚ leading to pervasive corruption and slow growth.[1][2][3][4] License Raj was often at the core of corruption. The Vohra Report was submitted by the former Indian Union Home Secretary‚ N.N. Vohra‚ in October 1993. It studied the problem of the criminalisation of politics and of the nexus among criminals‚ politicians
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Corruption exists in almost all firms‚ public or private‚ even though there are many risks involved since it is a “necessity” for being competitive according to business statistics. Numerous companies join the bandwagon to engage in corruption because it seems as if that’s the only way ‘things get done’ and firms will remain in business. The firms which do not engage in fraud will be at a disadvantage compared to the other companies which are corrupted. Last but not the least‚ the company officials
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Moral Corruption at Its Finest How human beings behave in society is dictated by moral standards of conduct that are generally accepted as right or proper. This sense of morality can become perverse such that the lines between right and wrong are blurred. The person becomes depraved and their behavior eschews what is generally considered to be right. In the novel The Great Gatsby‚ by F. Scott Fitzgerald the characters are portrayed in an immoral manner. F. Scott Fitzgerald displays the destruction
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the realization that “All power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely” is completely valid. The movie “Serpico” demonstrates that the merit system and an outside agency are necessary to prevent systemic corruption within the Justice System. Systemic corruption appears to be facilitated‚ encouraged and protected by the “code of silence”. For example‚ officers are taught by fellow officers how to use the authority given to them to advance the sub-culture of crime. This fact is
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------------------------------------------------- Corruption in India- Causes‚ Impact and the Fight Against Corruption Despite the cohabitation of corruption and exceptional economic growth in India‚ researchers argue that that there is potential for further growth that is held back by the institutions of administration and linked corruption (Heston & Kumar‚ 2008). The roots of corruption can be traced back to various systems set up by the British (Quah‚ 2008). In this paper‚ transactional corruption is discussed‚
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was the Impact of Political Machines on Society? In the late 18th and early 19th century‚ a massive growth in american cities need for a stable government caused the development of what is now called a political machine. The impact of political machines caused a negative influence politically and socially. Cities in the 19th century were defectively arranged in the public’s worst interest. The poor arrangement of government was in result of migration from rural areas (“Political Bosses”). The massive
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Political Machines In the 1800’s the process of industrialization began in the U.S. The creation of many new inventions and the economic structure of this era made this possible. This caused millions of people to migrate to the United States from different country’s in search of better paying jobs‚ and a better living standard. The excessive growth of people in city’s and the diversity between rich and poor in this society were the main benefactors to the rise of political machines. This
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