Globalisation and the middle classes in India : the social and cultural impact of neoliberal reforms /

Ganguly-Scrase, Ruchira.

Globalisation and the middle classes in India : the social and cultural impact of neoliberal reforms / Globalization and the middle classes in India Ruchira Ganguly-Scrase and Timothy J. Scrase. - London ; New York : Routledge, 2009. - xii, 194 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. - Routledge contemporary South Asia series ; 17 .

Includes bibliographical references (p. [179]-190) and index.

Globalisation, structural adjustment and the middle classes in India -- Victims of consumerism : consumption and household survival -- Gender, empowerment and liberalisation -- Discourses of global efficiency and the dynamics of new workplace culture -- Culture of power : the hegemony of English in a globalising India -- Globalised media : television and its impact on middle-class morals, culture and identity -- Conclusion : Indian middle-class lives in the era of neoliberal globalisation.

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Middle class--India.
Globalization--Economic aspects--India.
Globalization--Social aspects--India.

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