THE GLOBAL MIDDLE CLASS

Comparing the Middle Class in China and India

Comparing the Middle Class in China and India

The economic opening of China promoted a set of transformations that restructured format of their society. The creation of a socioeconomic class of such proportions created a large generation gap and weakened subservient culture of Chinese society. The members of this class can notice the contradictions of its political system. Salute the material gains and at the same time, weave tenacious criticism against the permanence of the authoritarian state (Dobbs & Sankhe, 2010). Living in a very recent, these changes do not mobilize large movements opposed to the government.

In comparison, India's rapid economic growth is an increase in the stage of a fundamental change among consumers in the country. The same energy that has lifted hundreds of millions of people in human poverty is used to create a huge Indian middle class in the city center, however, may soon run out. India is experiencing profound changes over the past few decades (Van Ark, Erumban, Chen & Kumar, 2009). Significant economic and population growth at the same time, millions of people move from the countryside to the big city.

The Chinese adult generation that lived along these transformations still cannot faithfully integrate the movement of change. In the media, various situations reported are not entitled to a country where previously the target of social groups was perfectly described by the rigidity of the roles played by each individual (Singh & Liu, 2012). There is talk about the Americanization of the name of the newborn, the consumption of books with themes once banned and eating disorders among young vain. At present, the world economy is in a very difficult situation, action is very inconsistent measures for its recovery and no analyst is able to responsibly predict the future. But it also comes from China almost fairytale-sounding information about rapid GDP growth of huge government subsidies internal economy and growing influence on the world economic stage.

The entire business world looks to China as essentially a single global market, which is able to help the world is rapidly getting out of the economic crisis. The fact is that China is able to absorb large quantities of various products, food, machinery, technology, services and know-how. On the other side is more capable than ever in many areas to secure itself a number of areas and fields is soaring (Gómez, 2009). Logic is about the state of the Chinese government stimulus package to boost the economy is mainly intended to support local businesses and ensure a high level of employment, particularly the rural population.

The economic leadership of India is indeed a problem. India is one of the countries around the world a few poor than the rich are more likely to cast ballots. Although the urban Indian middle class may be causing an uproar, but more often the election is decided by the poor - because they would prefer to have tasted the fruits of economic growth - rather than ...