THE IDEATIONAL SOURCES OF POLITICAL WILL TO IMPLEMENT ANTI-CORRUPTION REFORM. Principal-Agent vs. Collective Action in Indian Sub-national States

Abstract: The field work was funded by the Centre for Collective Action Research (CeCAR) at the University of Gothenburg. Thank you for making this project possible. I would also like to thank Martin Sjöstedt for useful feedback and guidance. Special thanks to my supervisor Anna Persson for valuable advices and for believing in my idea. My sincere gratitude goes to all the respondents in Himachal Pradesh and Kerala for participating in this study. Especially, I would like to thank my family and friends for their support. Thank you Samir for always believing in me.