"This book is an extraordinary contribution to the study of corruption in India with a comparative perspective that has suggested policy reforms to address corruption. I have no doubt that the book is of immense value to the members of the legislature, executive and the judiciary for its intellectual rigour and meaningful solutions for fighting corruption.' Justice P.N. Bhagwati Former Chief Justice of India & Former Chairperson, United Nations Human Rights Committee
"The disconnect between India's global ambitions and its tenacious tradition of mismanagement and corruption has been a major obstacle to achieving its potential as a leader in the global economy and human development. In this book, Professor Raj Kumar has addressed forthrightly the core issues, without compromise or defensiveness.' Stephen P. Marks Francois- Xavier Bagnoud Professor of Health and Human Rights & Director, Program on Human Rights in Developinent, Harvard University
"This wise work takes us fully beyond the conventional public policy and law reform discourse concerning controlling corruption. While guiding us to a rich comparative understanding, Professor C. Raj Kumar engages the distinctively distressing details of the Indian context, within the promise of Indian judicial activism as a resource for re-democratization of India. Human rights and social movement activists, conscientious political and bureaucratic actors, as well as public intellectuals everywhere will benefit a great deal by a constant recourse to this germinal text.' Upendra Baxi Emeritus Professor of Law, University of Warwick & Former Vice Chancellor, University of Delhi
The malaise of corruption has become deeply embedded in the political and social fabric of the Indian society. The increased frequency and scale of corruption have had deleterious effects on a wide range of issues. Corruption, therefore, must be viewed not just as an issue of law and order or of the criminal justice system; instead it has larger and adverse implications for development initiatives, transparency in administration, economic growth, access to justice, and human rights
This important and timely work adopts a new approach for analysing corruption---corruption as a violation of human rights. Highlighting the inherent deficiencies in the existing institutions, mechanisms, laws, and law enforcement agencies, the book strongly proposes the adoption of a multi-pronged strategy for eliminating corruption. This includes the creation of a new legislative framework, an effective institutional mechanism, a new independent and empowered commission against corruption, and greater participation of the civil society. It also compares India's experiences of combating corruption with many societies in Asia including Singapore and Hong Kong
Proposing a new line of thinking to fight corruption, this book will be invaluable to lawyers, judges, policymakers, activists, and journalists, as well as teachers, researchers, and students of law, political science, public policy, and sociology
Corruption in India has become a growing and pervasive concern. It undermines not only the democratic institutions, but also the social fabric, political and bureaucratic structure of the Indian society. This book examines corruption from a human rights perspective. It differentiates between two approaches to dealing with corruption, the criminal law enforcement approach to recognizing criminal culpability and the human rights approach to seeking accountability for corruption. Relying on the latter, it analyzes corrupt practices that lead to violation of constitutional rights of individuals. In order to address the systemic inefficiencies in dealing with the problem, this work suggests key legislative and institutional reforms. It also critically examines the present anti-corruption framework, and legislative and institutional measures taken by various governments. Advocating accountability and transparency in governance, this book critically focuses on the right to information and the working of central and state information commissions. It compares India's experience with some other developing countries in South Asia.
This book will interest lawyers, policymakers, activists, and journalists. It will be useful for teachers and researchers in the area of law, political science, and sociology.
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