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Decentralisation, Corruption and Social Capital: From India to the West
Author(s): Sten Widmalm (Author)
- Publisher: SAGE Publications Pvt. Ltd
- Publication Date: 5 Feb. 2008
- Edition: First Edition
- Language: English
- Print length: 232 pages
- ISBN-10: 0761936645
- ISBN-13: 9780761936640
Book Description
Widmalm argues that there exists a strong and direct connection between degrees of corruption in village performance and the level of trust in society, even though only an ambiguous link can be said to exist between decentralisation and corruption. However, the kind of trust most strongly related to performance is not the kind we would expect from a reading of development literature or from the policies of certain aid agencies. This book shows that the relationship between decentralisation, corruption and social capital can be well understood if illuminated through the prism of collective action theory. Further, it dwells upon the consequences of these research results for aid policies.
Decentralisation, Corruption and Social Capital: From India to the West would be invaluable to aid agencies and development-oriented organisations, as well as students and researchers working in the areas of development, governance, decentralisation, federalism, social capital and civil society.
Editorial Reviews
Review
The book as a whole is a significant contribution to the theme of global finance, particularly its emphasis on the ideology that underpins the functioning of financial global markets, the implications for local institutions and market structures, and for macroeconomic and regulatory policy.
— The Book Review
Invaluable and rewarding read.
— The Tribune
About the Author
Sten Widmalm is Associate Professor and the Director of the master’s programme in Development Studies at the Department of Government at Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden. He has worked extensively on politics in South Asia and is currently working on a project funded by Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) and Uppsala University on ‘Tolerance and Governance in India, Pakistan, Kenya and Uganda’.
He has authored the book Kashmir in Comparative Perspective― Democracy and Violent Separatism in India and has contributed articles to journals such as Asian Survey, Comparative Political Studies, India Review, The Journal of Civil Society and The Journal of Peace Research as well as chapters in several books on South Asia.
