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Record Nr.

UNINA9910778340903321

Autore

Fernandes Leela

Titolo

India's new middle class [[electronic resource] ] : democratic politics in an era of economic reform / / Leela Fernandes

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Minneapolis, : University of Minnesota Press, c2006

ISBN

0-8166-9905-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (332 p.)

Disciplina

305.5/50954

Soggetti

Middle class - India

Democratization - India

India Economic conditions 21st century

India Social conditions 21st century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 257-277) and index.

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

Leela Fernandes digs into the implications of the growth of the middle class in India and uncovers Ñin the media, in electoral politics, and on the streets of urban neighborhoods Ñthe complex politics of caste, religion, and gender that shape this rising population. Using rich ethnographic data, she reveals how the middle class operates as a proponent of economic democratization.