Corruption and human rights in India : comparative perspectives on transparency and good governance / C. Raj Kumar.
2011
KNS4516.A23 R35 2011 (Map It)
Available at Cellar
Formats
| Format | |
|---|---|
| BibTeX | |
| MARCXML | |
| TextMARC | |
| MARC | |
| DublinCore | |
| EndNote | |
| NLM | |
| RefWorks | |
| RIS |
Items
Details
Author
Title
Corruption and human rights in India : comparative perspectives on transparency and good governance / C. Raj Kumar.
Published
New Delhi : Oxford University Press, 2011.
Call Number
KNS4516.A23 R35 2011
Former Call Number
Ind 824 K96 2011
ISBN
0198077327
9780198077329
9780198077329
Description
xxii, 234 pages ; 23 cm
System Control No.
(OCoLC)750379569
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Record Appears in
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements
xv
Foreword / V.R. Krishna Iyer
xix
1.
Introduction
1
Corruption: Introducing the Problem
2
Overview, of Corruption in India
15
Corruption and its Relationship with Human Rights
28
Corruption and its Implications for the Rule of Law
30
2.
Corruption and its Impact on Human Rights
40
Corruption and the Human Rights Framework
40
Corruption and its Relationship with Specific Human Rights
49
Sovereignty in the Context of Globalization, Human Rights, and Development
57
3.
Corruption and its Consequences for Governance in Asia: A Comparative Perspective
64
The Proliferation of Corruption in Asia: Problematizing the Issue
64
Models for Combating Corruption in Asia
71
Linkages between Violations of Human Rights and Corruption in Asia
80
4.
Existing Framework for Combating Corruption in India
94
Constitutional Framework for Promoting Transparency in Governance
94
Legal and Institutional Framework for Fighting Corruption
108
5.
New Legislative and Institutional Reforms for Eliminating Corruption in India
128
Legislative Measures Required
128
Institutional Measures: National Human Rights Commission
139
Institutional Measures: Central Information Commission and the Right to Information
162
6.
The Way Forward: Establishing an Independent
171
Commission Against Corruption Creating the Right Political Environment for Combating Corruption
171
Towards Establishing an Independent Commission against Corruption
188
ICAC and its Relationship with Other Institutions---Formal and Informal
197
The Way Forward: A Cohesive Approach to Combating Corruption
200
Postscript
214
Index
225