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As corruption continues to be a persistent problem in India, concerned citizens believe empowered police agencies independent of political control are effective ways to deal with corrupt officials and politicians. What is corruption and how is it facilitated? What are the appropriate agencies to combat corruption professionally in India? Why are these not effective in deterring corrupt practices? Are the alternative solutions to tackle corruption successful? This book seeks to engage with these questions, discuss and analyze them, and conduct a thorough analysis of law, bureaucratic organizations, official data, case studies and comparative international institutions. It analyzes vast data to argue that a corrupt state only maintains the façade of rule of law but will not permit any inquiry beyond that of individual deviance. Using criminological perspectives, it presents a novel mechanism, the 'Doctrine of Good Housekeeping', for public officials to combat and prevent corruption within their own institutions.

As corruption continues to be a persistent problem in India, concerned citizens believe empowered police agencies independent of political control are effective ways to deal with corrupt officials and politicians. What is corruption and how is it facilitated? What are the appropriate agencies to combat corruption professionally in India? Why are these not effective in deterring corrupt practices? Are the alternative solutions to tackle corruption successful? This book seeks to engage with these questions, discuss and analyze them, and conduct a thorough analysis of law, bureaucratic organizations, official data, case studies and comparative international institutions. It analyzes vast data to argue that a corrupt state only maintains the façade of rule of law but will not permit any inquiry beyond that of individual deviance. Using criminological perspectives, it presents a novel mechanism, the 'Doctrine of Good Housekeeping', for public officials to combat and prevent corruption within their own institutions

"This volume examines the transitions in Indian agriculture since the 1980s, and emphasizes upon the role of neoliberal policies and their impact. The essays presented here deal with a range of pertinent and contemporary issues, including global food security, livelihoods of agricultural labourers, and public and private investment. These weave together glimpses of the impasse faced by petty commodity producers (marginal and small farmers) and their subsequent economic distress and social exclusion. Comprehensive in analysis, this book will be useful to scholars and researchers of agricultural economics, political economy, political science and public policy."--

Intro -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- 1 The RASFF: Legal Bases, Aims and Procedures for Notifications -- Abstract -- 1.1 The Road to RASFF: Historical Notes and Current Notification Procedures -- References -- 2 RASFF Alert and Information Notifications. A Statistical Review -- Abstract -- 2.1 The RASFF and the Analysis of Notifications. An Overview -- 2.2 RASFF Alert Notifications. Food Safety Concerns and Related 'Agents' (1979-1990) -- 2.3 Recent RASFF Alert Notifications. Food Safety Concerns and Related 'Agents' (2011-2014) -- 2.4 Chemical Risks by the RASFF Viewpoint -- References -- 3 EU Border Rejection Cases: Reasons and RASFF Notifications -- Abstract -- 3.1 The RASFF and the Analysis of Notifications: An Overview -- 3.2 RASFF Border Rejection Notifications: Food Safety Concerns and Related 'Agents' (2008-2011) -- 3.3 Recent RASFF Border Rejection Notifications: Food Safety Concerns and Related 'Agents' (2012-2014) -- References -- 4 Conclusions and the Future of the RASFF -- Abstract -- 4.1 RASFF Notifications and Emerging Concerns. A Brief Summary -- 4.2 RASFF Notifications. Emerging Product and Hazard Categories -- 4.2.1 Emerging Products Categories -- 4.2.2 Emerging Hazard Categories -- 4.3 The Future of the RASFF System -- References.