Everyday corruption and the political mediation of the Indian state - An ethnographic exploration of brokers in Bihar
This analysis examines what the ubiquitous presence of political “brokers” who mediate many people’s access to state institutions reveals about the Indian state and the complex causes of corruption in Indian public life. Drawing from ethnographic fieldwork conducted in Bihar since 2002, it reveals the role of brokers within both village power relations and the larger political system.
Publication Date:
11/02/2012
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