The billionaire Raj: a journey through India's new gilded age
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TextPublication details: Noida HarperCollins Publishers 2018 Description: xxv, 353 pISBN: 9789353020170Subject(s): Economic history | Social classes | Social conditionsDDC classification: 330.954 Summary: Timely, fascinating and eye-opening . . . wonderfully witty and beautifully written' - William Dalrymple'An essential guide if you want to understand modern India' - Edward Luce 'Bound to become a classic' - Jagdish Bhagwati Over the past two decades India has grown at an unprecedented rate. Yet while the 'Bollygarchs' revel in new riches, millions still languish in their shadows, trapped in the teeming slums of the country's megacities. From the sky terrace of the world's most expensive home to mass political rallies in the streets, James Crabtree documents the struggle between equality and privilege playing out at the heart of this emerging superpower. Against a combustible backdrop of aspiration, class and caste, reformers fight for change while fugitive tycoons and shadowy political power brokers struggle to remain hidden and out of reach. The Billionaire Raj is a vivid portrait of a divided democracy whose future will shape the world.
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| 330.092 DES Breaking out: an Indian woman's American journey | 330.153092 NOR Adam Smith: what he thought, and why it matters | 330.90511 RAJ Fault lines: how hidden fractures still threaten the world economy | 330.954 CRA The billionaire Raj: a journey through India's new gilded age | 330.954 CRA The billionaire Raj: a journey through India's new gilded age | 330.954 THA India shastra: | 332.024 MAG Just keep buying: proven ways to save money and build your wealth |
Timely, fascinating and eye-opening . . . wonderfully witty and beautifully written' - William Dalrymple'An essential guide if you want to understand modern India' - Edward Luce 'Bound to become a classic' - Jagdish Bhagwati Over the past two decades India has grown at an unprecedented rate. Yet while the 'Bollygarchs' revel in new riches, millions still languish in their shadows, trapped in the teeming slums of the country's megacities. From the sky terrace of the world's most expensive home to mass political rallies in the streets, James Crabtree documents the struggle between equality and privilege playing out at the heart of this emerging superpower. Against a combustible backdrop of aspiration, class and caste, reformers fight for change while fugitive tycoons and shadowy political power brokers struggle to remain hidden and out of reach. The Billionaire Raj is a vivid portrait of a divided democracy whose future will shape the world.
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