Arundhati Roy's 'Capitalism: A Ghost Story' delves into the insidious nature of capitalism, highlighting how money is used by the elite to control the world. The book explores the impact of capitalism on India, focusing on poverty and political hypocrisy, while also drawing parallels to global dynamics. Roy's writing style is described as charismatic, engaging, and masterly polemic, presenting a trenchant argument against corporate philanthropy and the non-profit industrial complex. Through specific examples and analysis, the book sheds light on the injustices perpetuated by capitalism and challenges readers to question the status quo.
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The book contains high content warnings for discussions of poverty, violence, state oppression, and economic exploitation.
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From the poisoned rivers, barren wells, and clear-cut forests, to the hundreds of thousands of farmers who have committed suicide to escape punishing debt, to the hundreds of millions of people who live on less than two dollars a day, there are ghosts nearly everywhere you look in India.
India is a nation of 1.2 billion, but the country's 100 richest people own assets equivalent to one-fourth of India's gross domestic product.
Capitalism: A Ghost Story examines the dark side of democracy in contemporary India, and shows how the demands of globalized capitalism has subjugated billions of people to the highest and most intense forms of racism and exploitation.
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