India's new middle class : democratic politics in an era of economic reform

India's new middle class : democratic politics in an era of economic reform / Leela Fernandes.

"Today India's middle class numbers more than 250 million people and is growing rapidly. Public reports have focused mainly on the emerging group's consumer potential, while global views of India's new economy range from excitement about market prospects to anxieties over outsour...

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Main Author: Fernandes, Leela (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, ©2006.
Subjects:
2000-2099
Middle class > India.
Democratization > India.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Social Classes.
HISTORY > Asia > India & South Asia.
Democratization
Economic history
Middle class
Social conditions
Middenklassen.
Identiteit.
Klassenbewustzijn.
Politieke participatie.
Economische verandering.
India > Economic conditions > 21st century.
India > Social conditions > 21st century.
India
India.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • The historical roots of the new middle class
  • Framing the liberalizing middle class
  • Social capital, labor market restructuring, and India's new economy
  • State power, urban space, and civic life
  • Liberalization, democracy, and middle class politics
  • Conclusion.

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