Question from mr Alan Weber

Yesterday we were given a question from Alan Weber, founder of really interesting magazine Fast Company (if you don’t know it I Urge you to check it out, thoroughly) The question is “How are Indias people handling the country’s transition into a growing world economic power? Do they feel any change in their status in the world? Is there more economic equity among the people as Indias economic performance grows?

So far I have three answers: In the slum the main result is that a growing number of people are starting to live legally, and to work legally (I.e. paying taxes) and through that they obtain increased rights. As to the tourist area the result is that fewer has to go abroad to look for work. I also spoke to an engineer student involved in constructing tricykles for handcapped. He claimed that the money stays with the already rich and wealthy.