[Reader-list] Corruption and Forbearance under Neoliberalism

[A. Mani]

http://www.pragoti.org/node/4321

"But who is basically responsible for this malignant growth of
corruption in our polity? Where lies the root of the problem? This
crucial question is by and large evaded, not only by those in the
ruling circles whose direct interest lies in covering up their
misdeeds, but also the teeming crusaders in the mainstream media, who
are busy expressing empty oppositional rage or ruing over the generic
venality of politicians. The reason behind evading fundamental
questions on corruption is simple. There is a wide-ranging consensus
today cutting across the political establishment as well as the
mainstream corporate media, that corruption is an inescapable facet of
India’s growth process – a fait accompli, which we have to learn to
live with. This implicit forbearance towards corruption is ingrained
in the ethics of a neoliberal bourgeois order, where selfish
moneymaking is not only considered respectable, but also essential for
ushering economic prosperity."

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