Defining India's Middle Class [The Importance of India 4.4.1]

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Course instructor Nick Booker explains how vast income disparity coupled with overall economic growth perhaps creates a level of complexity not experienced by other leading world economies.

He then uses various studies and reports to highlight the difficulty of defining India's middle class, noting that between them, India's middle class could be anywhere from 3% to 24% of the total population.

He then shares Indian census data on access to sanitation and electricity, vehicle ownership and more to generate ideas based on consumption rather than income.

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