Asia's giants
Subtitle: comparing China and India
By: edited by Edward Friedman and Bruce Gilley
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Basingstoke
Language: eng
Number of pages: 253
ISBN-13: 9780230606166
Subjects: Social conditions; Politics and government; Economic conditions; Economic history
Description: This volume reconsiders the conventional view, which argues that the economic, social and political performance of China has been superior to that of India. The essays show that this is an over simplified interpretation and bring out the richness and complexity of India-China comparison.
Notes: Originally published: 2005.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Part I: Overviews; title: Preface / Edward Friedman; title: Introduction / Roderick MacFarquahar; title: Two passages to modernity / Bruce Gilley; title: Part II: Econmic reforms; title: The causes of diferential development: byond regime dichotomies / Joydeep Mukherji; title: Chasing China: can India bridge the gap? / Subramanian Swamy; title: India's reform strengths / James Manor; title: Part III: Ther persistence of informal finance / Kelee S. Tsai; title: The political basis of decentralization / Aseema Sinha; title: Indigenous versus foreign business models / Yasheng Huang and Tarun Khanna; title: Part IV New perspectives; title: Why democracy matters / Edward Friedman; title: China rethinks India / Huang Jinxin; title: Development and choice / Tony Saich; title: Conclusion / Bruce Gilley.