Wealth and Inequality in India

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This comparative project spanning South Africa, Brazil, and India (NCR, Mumbai, Hyderabad and Kolkata) attempted to map the social dynamics of wealth ownership and reveal what drives wealth inequality in the Global South. The study sought to understand questions such as: Who are the wealthy Indians? How have they come to acquire vast amounts of wealth? What kinds of wealth do they own? What social backgrounds do they come from? How do social and political networks contribute to the diversification of wealth? What are the conceptual and methodological challenges of studying wealthy in India? This panel discussion intends to disseminate the major findings of the project and generate a conversation on the differentiation of accumulation across regional and social groups as well as the relation between wealth and politics and the changing nature of state-business relationship.

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