The Middling Sort -- The First Billion: The Victorians and The Rise Of The West, 1830-1975 -- The Second Billion: Economic Growth in The Third World And Globalization, 1975-2006 -- The Third Billion: China Dreams, But the West Is Alarmed, 2006-2014 -- The Fourth Billion: The Indian Elephant In The Room, 2013-2021 -- The Fifth Billion: Pitfalls Ahead, 2022-2030 -- A New Agenda For The Global Middle Class: Well-Being For 5 Billion People.
Summary:
"The Rise of the Global Middle Class traces the history of the middle class from its origins in Victorian England to present day India. Along the way we meet knocker-uppers who have been displaced by alarm clocks. We learn how the Chinese Communist Party drew legitimacy from its ability to enlarge the Chinese middle class"-- Provided by publisher.
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