India's new middle class :

Fernandes, Leela.

India's new middle class : democratic politics in an era of economic reform / Leela Fernandes. - Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, c2006. - xxxix, 289 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

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.

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Middle class--India.
Democratization--India.


India--Economic conditions--21st century.
India--Social conditions--21st century.

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