Nationwide On Public Television Stations
"INDIA AWAKES release celebrates India’s Independence Day and the entrepreneurial spirit rising from a nation embracing economic liberalization.
"Erie, PA, (May 27, 2015) – India is coming alive and flourishing economically. In fact, Citigroup estimates that by 2050, India will have the world’s largest economy, larger than China and the United States. For centuries, only the politically connected and elite prospered in the densely populated country, while the remaining residents lived in poverty. However, since 1991, more than 250 million people have been lifted out of poverty and are finding new ways to flex their personal and economic power.
"In the new 60-minute documentary, INDIA AWAKES, releasing nationwide on public television stations August 15, 2015 (check local listings), noted Swedish author, commentator, and Cato Institute Senior Fellow Johan Norberg explores an inherited British bureaucracy, which created layers of rules and regulations. Today’s globalization and economic liberalization have created fluidity between classes – and greater ambition.
“Within two decades India will have the largest population in the world, and another two decades later, it will have the world's largest economy,” said Norberg. “What happens in India will have an effect on the world and on the US, and its triumphs and challenges also sheds new light on the policies we are pursuing back home."
"Norberg follows three individuals who are working to improve their lives, and in the process, breaking down the centuries-old caste system…"
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