When Crime Pays Quotes

“The failure of India's public institutions to keep pace with the dramatic political, economic and social transformations under way has led to severe gaps in governance. The end result of this disjuncture has been a proliferation of grand corruption - a malaise made up of a diverse array of regulatory, extractive, and political rent-seeking activities.”
― Milan Vaishnav, When Crime Pays: Money and Muscle in Indian Politics

“India experienced the traditional state-building process in reverse order: unlike Europe, for instance, India instituted full democracy and then set about building a state. Much of the West did precisely the opposite. As a result, underdeveloped institutions have been the Achilles’ heel of Indian democracy from the outset.”
― Milan Vaishnav, When Crime Pays: Money And Muscle In Indian Politics

“By and large, where criminal candidacy exists, the dominant form seems to be a single candidate with a serious criminal record.”
― Milan Vaishnav, When Crime Pays: Money And Muscle In Indian Politics