Comparative corruption in China and India

Abstract

Purpose

This paper aims to explore the difference in the extent and nature of corruption in China and India.

Design/methodology/approach

The paper takes a comparative political-economy approach.

Findings

The paper shows the complexities in the different style and substance of governance in the two countries that are not captured in the usual democracy-authoritarianism comparisons.

Originality/value

The interesting contrasts highlight differences in style and content of governance in China and India, which are not captured in the usual facile democracy-authoritarianism comparisons.

Citation

K. Bardhan, P. (2014), "Comparative corruption in China and India", Indian Growth and Development Review, Vol. 7 No. 1, pp. 8-11. https://doi.org/10.1108/IGDR-12-2013-0047