But for most Indians, this was not a cause for nationalist celebration: “At stake is the livelihood security of 12 million small shopkeepers, 40 million hawkers and at least 200 million (of the 600 million) small farmers.”92 Such tension symbolizes the distinct worlds in play—that of small-scale Indian family enterprises versus the reach of the global market as its agents create new, selective high-growth markets. Meanwhile, 90 percent of India’s workforce toils in the “informal” sector.93
