Religion and attitudes towards corruption in India
A Collective Action Problem
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3887480 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Heather Marquette (0000-0002-8993-5624, Marquette University, corresponding author), Vinod Pavarala (0000-0002-1712-2755), Kanchan K Malik (0000-0001-9771-9481) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue | 7 |
| Pages | 854-866 |
| Publication date | 2014-10-03 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Development in Practice (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0961-4524 • E-ISSN: 1364-9213 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09614524.2014.942215 |
| OpenAlex | W2091758935 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 15 |
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
Action (physics) · Collective action · Corrupt practices · Development economics · Economics · Language change · Law and economics · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Positive economics · Principal (computer security) · Sociology · Work (physics) · Culture, Economy, and Development Studies · Law · Religion and Society Interactions · Religion, Society, and Development
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| Unique citing works | 7 |
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| Citations per year | 0,78 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2024 (8) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |