Role of bribes in rural governance : the case of India

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dc.contributor.authorJha, Raghbendra
dc.contributor.authorNagarajan, Hari K.
dc.contributor.authorPradhan, Kailash C.
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-06T17:27:48Z
dc.date.available2014-03-06T17:27:48Z
dc.date.issued2012-12
dc.description.abstractGiven that the phenomenon of capture of public programs by sections the population is rampant in developing countries, households can indulge in a strategy to improve their participating in public programs by bribing the suppliers of such programs. This is an important issue affecting both the supply of local public goods and the incidence of corruption. To the best of our knowledge there is no analysis of the impact of bribery on participating in a local public goods program, anywhere. Using a unique data set for rural India this paper addresses the question of whether households bribe elected officials responsible for assuring such supply to improve their access to local public goods. We find considerable evidence of such bribing. We also model the welfare effects of such bribing on groups of households as well as the impact of bribery on aggregate welfare. Several policy conclusions are advanced.en
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10625/52487
dc.identifier.urihttp://www.ruralgov-ncaer.org/images/product/doc/2_1326533158_Bribes.pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherNational Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER), New Delhi, INen
dc.relation.ispartofNCAER working papers on decentralisation and rural governance in India; no. 11, December 2012en
dc.subjectBRIBERYen
dc.subjectPROGRAMME CAPTUREen
dc.subjectWELFARE EFFECTSen
dc.subjectRURAL INDIAen
dc.subjectGOVERNANCEen
dc.subjectCORRUPTIONen
dc.subjectWOMEN'S PARTICIPATIONen
dc.subjectEMPOWERMENTen
dc.subjectECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENTen
dc.subjectPUBLIC SERVICESen
dc.subjectPOLITICAL RESERVATIONen
dc.subjectPOVERTYen
dc.subjectSOCIAL EQUITYen
dc.subjectGENDER DISCRIMINATIONen
dc.subjectINDIAen
dc.titleRole of bribes in rural governance : the case of Indiaen
dc.typeWorking Paperen
idrc.dspace.accessIDRC Onlyen
idrc.project.componentnumber105223001
idrc.project.number105223
idrc.project.titleBuilding Policy Research Capacity for Rural Governance and Growth in Indiaen
idrc.recordsserver.bcsnumberIC01-1339-26
idrc.rims.adhocgroupIDRC SUPPORTEDen

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