 | India’s New Middle Class: Democratic Politics in an Era of Economic Reform Subjects: Middle class -- India; India -- Economic conditions -- 21st century; India -- Social conditions -- 21st century; Democratization -- India; Leela Fernandes digs into the implications of the growth of the middle class in India and uncoversaein the media, in electoral politics, and on the streets of urban neighborhoodsaethe 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." |
