#183 Planet Money: India's Economy Is Booming, But Not For Everybody




Planet Money show

Summary: In India, there are a handful of billionaires, and 400 million people without electricity. On today's Planet Money, we ask the question: With India's economy growing at 8 percent per year, why are so many people there still so poor? We hear from economists, and from Umrao Singh, a 75-year-old cobbler who lives on the street in Delhi.