Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. Acknowledgments xv
5. Abbreviations xxi
6. Note to Readers xxiii
7. PART I
8. 1. Lawmakers and Lawbreakers: The Puzzle of Indian Democracy 3
9. 2. The Rise of the Rents Raj: India’s Corruption Ecosystem 25
10. PART II
11. 3. Criminal Enterprise: Why Criminals Joined Politics 73
12. 4. The Costs of Democracy: How Money Fuels Muscle in Elections 115
13. 5. Doing Good by Doing Bad: The Demand for Criminality 157
14. 6. The Salience of Social Divisions: How Context Shapes Criminality 205
15. PART III
16. 7. Crime without Punishment: From Deep Roots to Proximate Causes 245
17. 8. An Entrenched Marketplace: Rethinking Democratic Accountability 281
18. Appendix A: Details of the Affidavit Dataset 313
19. Appendix B: Details of Bihar Voter Survey 329
20. Appendix C: Details of Lok Social Attitudes Survey 331
21. Notes 333
22. Index 401