The Billionaire Raj by James Crabtree
A colorful and revealing portrait of the rise of India's new billionaire class in a radically unequal society India is the world's largest democracy, with more than one billion people and an economy expanding faster than China's. But the rewards of this growth have been far from evenly shared, and the country's top 1% now own nearly 60% of its wealth. In megacities like Mumbai, where half the population live in slums, the extraordinary riches of India's new dynasties echo the Vanderbilts and Rockefellers of America's Gilded Age, funneling profits from huge conglomerates into lifestyles of conspicuous consumption. James Crabtree's The Billionaire Raj takes readers on a personal journey to meet these reclusive billionaires, fugitive tycoons, and shadowy political power brokers. From the sky terrace of the world's most expensive home to impoverished villages and mass political rallies, Crabtree dramatizes the battle between crony capitalists and economic reformers, revealing a tense struggle between equality and privilege playing out against a combustible backdrop of aspiration, class, and caste. The Billionaire Raj is a vivid account of a divided society on the cusp of transformation--and a struggle that will shape not just India's future, but the world's.JAMES D.CRABTREE began his career in air defense in 1982, when he enlisted as a private in the United States Army. Artillery of the Army's Air Defense. He received training in the Hawk II, Patriot, and Stinger Missile systems before being sent back to the United States on an active duty ROTC scholarship from West Germany. Crabtree returned to active duty as a 2nd Lieutenant during Desert Storm, serving as a Hawk III Tactical Control Officer and leading a survey mission into southern Iraq. He was appointed to a General Staff job before quitting the military.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781524760069 |
| ISBN 10 | 1524760064 |
| Title | The Billionaire Raj |
| Author | James Crabtree |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Tim Duggan Books |
| Year published | 2018-07-03 |
| Number of pages | 416 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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