The God Market - by Meera Nanda (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>Conventional wisdom says that integration into the global marketplace<br> tends to weaken the power of traditional faith in developing<br> countries. But, as Meera Nanda argues in this path-breaking book, <br> this is hardly the case in today's India. Against expectations of<br> growing secularism, India has instead seen a remarkable intertwining<br> of Hinduism and neoliberal ideology, spurred on by a growing<br> capitalist class. It is this "State-Temple-Corporate Complex,"<br> she claims, that now wields decisive political and economic power, <br> and provides ideological cover for the dismantling of the Nehru-era<br> state-dominated economy. <p/> According to this new logic, India's rapid economic growth is attributable<br> to a special "Hindu mind," and it is what separates the<br> nation's Hindu population from Muslims and others deemed to be<br> "anti-modern." As a result, Hindu institutions are replacing public<br> ones, and the Hindu "revival" itself has become big business, a major<br> source of capital accumulation. Nanda explores the roots of this<br> development and its possible future, as well as the struggle for secularism<br> and socialism in the world's second-most populous country.</p>
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