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Private Wealth, the State and Popular Reaction: Parallels and Contrasts Between Contemporary India and the US Gilded Age

July 31, 2015

FULL AUDIO RECORDING OF TALK BY MICHAEL WALTON
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In this talk, Michael Walton from Harvard University discusses the parallels and contrasts between private wealth in the US Gilded Age and contemporary India. Michael also explores the counter-movement in the Progressive Era, that brought both greater regulation of US capitalism and the development of significant elements of a social welfare state, with regard to India’s current political economy.

Listen to the full talk (above) by Michael Walton, and visit the event page to access the presentation.

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