Capitalism

Roy, Arundhati

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Author
Roy, Arundhati
Publish Date
20140506
Subtitle
A Ghost Story
Book Type
Paperback
Number of Pages
136
Publisher Name
2218
ISBN-10
1608463850
ISBN-13
9781608463855
citemno
193454
SKU
9781608463855

Description

From the poisoned rivers, barren wells, and clear-cut forests, to the hundreds of thousands of farmers who have committed suicide to escape punishing debt, to the hundreds of millions of people who live on less than two dollars a day, there are ghosts nearly everywhere you look in India. India is a nation of 1.2 billion, but the country’s 100 richest people own assets equivalent to one-fourth of India’s gross domestic product.

Capitalism: A Ghost Story examines the dark side of democracy in contemporary India, and shows how the demands of globalized capitalism has subjugated billions of people to the highest and most intense forms of racism and exploitation.