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The billionaire Raj : a journey through India's new gilded age
Title
The billionaire Raj : a journey through India's new gilded age / James Crabtree.
ISBN
9781524760069
1524760064
9781524760083
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Publication
New York : Tim Duggan Books, an imprint of the Crown Publishing Group, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, [2018]
Physical Description
vii, 408 pages : map ; 25 cm
Summary
"A colorful and revealing portrait of India's new billionaire class, in a nation torn by radical inequality"-- Provided by publisher.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
December 18, 2018
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 367-390) and index.
Contents
Part I: Robber barons. Ambaniland ; The good times begin ; Rise of the Bollygarchs
Part II: Political machines. India modified ; The season of scams ; Money power politics ; Cronyism goes south
Part III: A new gilded age. House of debt ; The anxious tycoons ; More than a game ; The nation wants to know ; The tragedies of Modi
Conclusion: A progressive era?
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