{"product_id":"when-crime-pays-milan-vaishnav-9780300216202","title":"When Crime Pays: Money and Muscle in Indian Politics","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe first thorough study of the co-existence of crime and democratic processes in Indian politics \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In India, the world's largest democracy, the symbiotic relationship between crime and politics raises complex questions. For instance, how can free and fair democratic processes exist alongside rampant criminality? Why do political parties recruit candidates with reputations for wrongdoing? Why are one-third of state and national legislators elected--and often re-elected--in spite of criminal charges pending against them? In this eye-opening study, political scientist Milan Vaishnav mines a rich array of sources, including fieldwork on political campaigns and interviews with candidates, party workers, and voters, large surveys, and an original database on politicians' backgrounds to offer the first comprehensive study of an issue that has implications for the study of democracy both within and beyond India's borders.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Milan Vaishnav\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0300216203\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780300216202\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Yale University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/24\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 440\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.40h x 6.10w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2017","brand":"Milan Vaishnav","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46451021512959,"sku":"9780300216202","price":43.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d08adb03-0984-424c-9ff9-fcc849d2190e.jpg?v=1735876195","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/when-crime-pays-milan-vaishnav-9780300216202","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}