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100			_aCrabtree, James
245			_aThe billionaire Raj: a journey through India's new gilded age
260			_bHarperCollins Publishers _aNoida _c2018
300			_axxv, 358 p.
365			_aINR _b799.00
520			_aTimely, fascinating and eye-opening . . . wonderfully witty and beautifully written' - William Dalrymple'An essential guide if you want to understand modern India' - Edward Luce 'Bound to become a classic' - Jagdish Bhagwati Over the past two decades India has grown at an unprecedented rate. Yet while the 'Bollygarchs' revel in new riches, millions still languish in their shadows, trapped in the teeming slums of the country's megacities. From the sky terrace of the world's most expensive home to mass political rallies in the streets, James Crabtree documents the struggle between equality and privilege playing out at the heart of this emerging superpower. Against a combustible backdrop of aspiration, class and caste, reformers fight for change while fugitive tycoons and shadowy political power brokers struggle to remain hidden and out of reach. The Billionaire Raj is a vivid portrait of a divided democracy whose future will shape the world.
650			_aEconomic history
650			_aSocial classes
650			_aSocial conditions
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