Explaining corruption at the village and individual level in India: findings from a study of the Panchayati Raj reforms

This study of decentralization reforms in India challenges the assumption that corruption should be seen as a function of culture. At the individual level, the capacity to distinguish between public and private sectors is important for rejecting the use of bribes to public sector employees, while at...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Asian survey 2005-09, Vol.XLV (5), p.756-776
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