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Gregory R Ortiz, DPhil candidate at the University of Oxford, gave a seminar at the Institute of Economic Growth on Friday, 25 April 2014. These are the slides.

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DELHI’S YOUNG AAM

AADMITHE POLITICAL AND SOCIAL WORK OF YOUNG MIDDLE CLASS ACTIVISTS

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Women’s empowermentStop Acid Attacks

TB treatment for poorAIIMS Nurses Union

Political AsylumAids Control Workers Compensation

De-militarize KashmirNorth East India Rights/Sovereignty

Anti-racism laws Women representation in Legislature

Delhi PollutionWomen’s safety

Right-to-InformationStop violence against animals

Right-to-educationDalit Representation

Anti-corruptionCreating new paths for sex workers

LGBT and Gender issuesSindh people’s rights

Open journalismMuslim rights

Access to government servicesInclusive growth

…AND Political activism/party participation

EVERYDAY POLITICS/ACTIVISM

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portfolio

THE 2014 ELECTION

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COMPELLING GROWTH

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DEFINING THE MIDDLEOrganization Definition/ Equation to determine middle class India’s Mid Class

TodayProjected Mid Class Size in 2025

Using the median poverty line in 70 countries as a lower bound and the United States poverty line as an upper bound

250 Million 500 Million

Using real annual household disposable incomes between 200,000 and 1 million rupees

60 Million 580 million

Uses 'household income' as the criterion, a family with an annual income between Rs 3.4 lakh to Rs 17 lakh (at 2009-10 price levels)

260 Million 547 Million

Defined as those with consumption expenditures of $2–$20 per person per day in 2005 PPP $

274 Million No estimate

Using a consumption-based criterion. The survey looked at whether a household owned a car or scooter, color television, or a telephone

200 Million 400 Million

Uses a minimum threshold of $10 per capita per day (2005 PPP) and a maximum threshold of $50 a day

70 Million No estimate

People earning between US$10 and US$100 per day

50 Million 200 Million

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We grow every daytogether

MASLOW’S HIERARCHY OF NEEDS

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self-actualiz

ation

self-esteem

love and belonging

safety and security

physiological needs: breathing, food, water, shelter, clothing, sleep

TEMPORAL CAPITAL

Male 27

Female 26 Male 22

Middle class informants

(self-assessment)

self-actualizat

ion

self-esteem

love and belonging

safety and security

physiological needs: breathing, food, water, shelter, clothing, sleep

self-actualizatio

n

self-esteem

love and belonging

safety and security

physiological needs: breathing, food, water, shelter, clothing, sleep

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KNOWLEDGE/SOCIAL SKILLS

RESOURCES/ FINANCIAL STABILITY

TIME/YOUTH

MIDDLE NEXUS

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THE AAPEAL TO YOUTH

We grow every day

ACTIVIST ROOTS

ANTI-CORRUPTION

NO CASTE OR RELIGIOUS LOYALTIES

BROAD COALITION

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URBAN REACH

2013 DELHI ELECTION

AAP

BJP

CONGRESS

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3.6 MTwitter followers

12.1 MFacebook likes

NEW MEDIA

Google search trends (India):

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January 21 – The CM holds dharna outside Rail Bhavan. Some see it

as evidence that he can’t be a serious CM whilst others see it as him sticking to his activist roots.

KEJRIWAL’S DHARNA

February 14 - Just 49 days after taking office as CM

Kejriwal resigns after he was thwarted from introducing the

Delhi Jan Lokpal bill.

KEJRIWAL RESIGNS

March 11 – AAP founding member quits saying, “The

connect of aam aadmi is on the wane and a group of elite

individuals is promoted to talk over the party “

ASHOK AGARWAL

QUITS

GROWING PAINS

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GOING FORWARD

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SOURCES

SLIDE 1: Photo: Tsering Topgyal/Associated PressSLIDE 3: KKR INsights 2013, United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs,

Population Division (2012). World Urbanization Prospects: The 2011Revision. CD-RO M Edition - Data in digital form (POP/ DB/WUP/

Rev.2011).. Middle class consumption graph: Source:  OECD Development Centre Working Paper 285SLIDE 4: http://www.adb.org/sites/default/files/KI/2010/KI2010-Special-Chapter.pdf

Ravallion, M. (2009), "The Developing World's Bulging (but Vulnerable) ‘Middle Class’", Policy Research Working Paper 4816, World Bank, Washington, DC.

Kharas, H. (2010), The Emerging Middle Class In Developing Countries. Working Paper 285, OECD Development Center, Paris

McKinsey Global Institute. (2007), “The „Bird of Gold‟: The Rise of India‟s Middle Class.” May 2007. Page 13.

Saxena, R. (2009) “Emerging Asia‟s Middle Class.” Deutsche Bank Research. August 21, 2009State of the Nation Poll. IBN Website. (2007), http://ibnlive.in.com/news/indian-middle-class-happy-with-

economic-progress/32178-3.html Ernst & Young Rapid-growth market Report (2013), “2013 Report”.

http://www.ey.com/Publication/vwLUAssets/Rapid-growth_markets_forecast_-_Winter_2013/$FILE/RGM_Winter_edition_2013.pdf

SLIDE 5: Image: http://theskooloflife.com/wordpress/self-actualization-in-the-maslow-hierarchy/SLIDE 9: Map 1:http://blog.srr-foundation.org/?p=386

Map 2:http://www.censusindia.gov.in/maps/Town_maps/Delhi_slum_population.aspxMap 3:

ihttp://www.epw.in/web-exclusives/aam-aadmi-partys-win-delhi-dissecting-it-through-geographical-information-

systems.htmSLIDE 11: Google trends, India search

SLIDE 13: http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2012/08/27/world/asia/27-kejriwal-protests-indiaInk/27-kejriwal-protests-indiaInk-blog480.jpg

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