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Exploring India's opulent era and economic disparities.
If you're fascinated by the dramatic transformation of economies and societies, "The Billionaire Raj" paints a vivid picture of India's contemporary magnates and their impact on the country. It's an insightful dive into the complexities of wealth and power in modern India, perfect for anyone intrigued by social dynamics and the nuances of economic growth.
- Financial Times Business Book of the Year Nominee (2018)
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The Billionaire Raj: A Journey Through India's New Gilded Age
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ISBN: 9781786075598
Authors:
James Crabtree
Publisher: Oneworld Publications
Date of Publication: 2019-05-02
Format: Paperback
Goodreads rating: 3.84
(rated by 2119 readers)
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India is the world's largest democracy, with more than one billion people and an economy expanding faster than China's. But the rewards of this growth have been far from evenly shared, and the country's top 1% now own nearly 60% of its wealth. In megacities like Mumbai, where half the population live in slums, the extraordinary riches of India's new dynasties echo the Vanderbilts and Rockefellers of yesterday, funneling profits from huge conglomerates into lifestyles of conspicuous consumption. James Crabtree's The Billionaire Raj takes readers on a personal journey to meet reclusive billionaires, fugitive tycoons, and shadowy political power brokers. From the sky terrace of the world's most expensive home to impoverished villages and mass political rallies, Crabtree dramatizes the battle between crony capitalists and economic reformers, revealing a tense struggle between equality and privilege playing out against a combustible backdrop of aspiration, class, and caste.
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Exploring India's opulent era and economic disparities.
If you're fascinated by the dramatic transformation of economies and societies, "The Billionaire Raj" paints a vivid picture of India's contemporary magnates and their impact on the country. It's an insightful dive into the complexities of wealth and power in modern India, perfect for anyone intrigued by social dynamics and the nuances of economic growth.
- Financial Times Business Book of the Year Nominee (2018)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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