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A review by namakurhea
Capitalism: A Ghost Story by Arundhati Roy
4.0
As someone who is born and is now living in a developing country, globalization has been touted as a good thing that will help the country progress. I was very fascinated before with Indonesia's membership in G20, OPEC, and other bodies. NGO's for me were the saints of this world. Big corps coming to ID meant prosperity!!
But the truth is actually more layered than that. I must have felt it as a "progress" because I come from the class of people benefitting from it. For a lot of people, this isn't necessarily the case. And this is what Arundhati Roy unpacks in the book.
Some of the essays are very particular subjects in India so it took me some time to digest. But the title story is a must read for anyone.
But the truth is actually more layered than that. I must have felt it as a "progress" because I come from the class of people benefitting from it. For a lot of people, this isn't necessarily the case. And this is what Arundhati Roy unpacks in the book.
Some of the essays are very particular subjects in India so it took me some time to digest. But the title story is a must read for anyone.