Will I love When Crime Pays?

There’s an inexorable nexus between crime and politics in many developing nations around the world. India is no exception. This book presents statistics to show just how much Indian politics are dominated by people with serious criminal cases against them and uses case studies to show why such individuals continue to win elections. For me, the book served as an excellent introduction to understanding voter behaviour and why many developmental projects failed to have the desired impacts. For anyone trying to understand the politics of India, the book serves as an excellent introduction.

Deals with a phenomenon not limited to India, the extent to which voters support or even prefer candidates who engage in violence and corruption. In India’s case on the supply side, it is the advantage political power gives criminals and on the supply side the need of parties for candidates with deep pockets and for the voters confidence that the criminals can deliver the goods the voters want.