The billionaire raj : a journey through India's new gilded age
James Crabtree
- London, England : One World Publications Ltd, c2018.
- xxv, 357 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
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?
Over the past two decades India has grown at an unprecedented rate, rivalled only by China. Yet while the Bollygarchs revel in the riches of their new dynasties, millions languish in their shadows, still 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 strive to bring down the corrupt tycoons and the political power brokers who enable them. The Billionaire Raj is a vivid portrait of a divided nation whose future will shape the world.