[lbo-talk] Indian elections

[michael yates]

This book by Meera Nanda, which was published by Monthly Review Press provides insights into the changes in India that have now led to the election of Narendra Modi. The God Market: How Globalization is Making India More Hindu. http://monthlyreview.org/press/books/pb2495/. The article in the New York Times today about the election has this: 

 

 

“He has a fairly clear idea of what he wants to accomplish, and he does not look for ratification from the market,” said Eswar S. Prasad, a Cornell University economist who has consulted informally with Mr. Modi’s economic team. 

 

 

Nanda's book puts the lie to this nonsense.