It takes 851,688 villages
By Ingrid Srinath, CIVICUS Secretary General
Much has been made of the economic growth of South Asia, and India in particular, this past decade. We have been repeatedly told of the millions being lifted out of poverty by GDP growth rates between 5 per cent and 8 per cent per year. Phrases like ‘begging bowl’ and ‘Hindu rate of growth’ gave way to ‘IT superpower’ and ‘nuclear arms race’. A monarchy was overthrown, as were military dictatorships. The news headlines listed growing numbers of billionaires, malls, mobile phones and supermodels. Proof positive, it might seem, of the liberating impact of open markets and untrammelled capitalist models. Read more...
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