02347nam 2200565 a 450 991082146630332120200520144314.00-8166-9905-4(CKB)1000000000482435(EBL)328387(OCoLC)476125747(SSID)ssj0000178368(PQKBManifestationID)11174568(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000178368(PQKBWorkID)10221884(PQKB)11713930(MiAaPQ)EBC328387(Au-PeEL)EBL328387(CaPaEBR)ebr10212631(EXLCZ)99100000000048243520060630d2006 ub 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrIndia's new middle class democratic politics in an era of economic reform /Leela Fernandes1st ed.Minneapolis University of Minnesota Pressc20061 online resource (332 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8166-4927-8 Includes bibliographical references (p. 257-277) and index.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.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.Middle classIndiaDemocratizationIndiaIndiaEconomic conditions21st centuryIndiaSocial conditions21st centuryMiddle classDemocratization305.5/50954Fernandes Leela1157386MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910821466303321India's new middle class4083800UNINA