India is a country characterized by a huge informal sector. At the same time, it is a country where the extent of … corruption in every sector is remarkably high. Stifling bureaucratic interference and corruption at every stage of economic … governance allowing substantial corruption in the system. Based on a study of 20 Indian states, we empirically show that higher …

Over the past decade, a series of events in India have brought the question of food security into sharp focus. Vast … Organization laws on agriculture and farmers, the media’s spotlight on starvation deaths and, finally, the Supreme Court of India … situation prevailing in India and reviews the obligations and initiatives by the government of India to ensure food security …

This paper provides a simple model of corruption dynamics with the ratchet effect. Corrupt officials have ex post the … decrease. We also explore the effect of the official's tenure stability on the extent of corruption. This allows us to identify … circumstances under which the often observed practice of job rotation can help mitigate corruption. …

Recent empirical work shows that judicial dependence can explain high levels of corruption. This paper examines how the … dependence of judiciaries influences corruption at different levels of the government in a model where the central government … authority and accept bribes from stealing low-level officials, it reduces corruption at the higher level of government but …