I quickly grew impatient with poignant snapshots of Indian squalor: the ribby children with flies in their eyes and other emblems of abjectness that one cant help but see within five minutes of walking into a slum. For me . . . the more important line of inquiry is something that takes longer to discern. What is the infrastructure of opportunity in this society? Whose capabilities are given wing by the market and a governments economic and social policy? Whose capabilities are squandered? By what means might that ribby child grow up to be less poor?Katherine Boo, Behind the Beautiful Forevers (247-8) In your second paper, you will be using the ideas and concepts from Katherine Boos Behind the Beautiful Forevers to analyze how people in emerging countries experience the modern global economy. For this assignment, choose one of the books central figures (i.e., Abdul, Asha, Manju, Sunil, Zehrunisa) and write about their encounters with the new era of capitalism in India. What are their strategies for advancing in this dynamic society? What do their successes or failures tell us about inequality and opportunity in this new age of globalization?Show more
