This edited volume reconsiders the conventional wisdom that argues that the comparative performance of China has been superior to that of India, bringing together new paradigms for evaluating two countries in terms of economics, social policy, politics, and diplomacy. Essays show that if not outright wrong, conventional wisdom has proven to be overly simplified. The book brings out the complexity and richness of the India-China comparison.
Author(s): Edward Friedman, Bruce Gilley
Year: 2005
Language: English
Pages: 264
Cover......Page 1
Contents......Page 4
List of Charts and Tables......Page 6
List of Contributors......Page 8
I Overviews......Page 12
1 Preface......Page 14
2 Introduction......Page 20
3 Two Passages to Modernity......Page 30
II Economic Reforms......Page 64
4 The Causes of Differential Development: Beyond Regime Dichotomies......Page 66
5 Chasing China: Can India Bridge the Gap?......Page 88
6 India's Reform Strengths......Page 108
III Subnational Factors......Page 132
7 The Persistence of Informal Finance......Page 134
8 The Political Basis of Decentralization......Page 152
9 Indigenous versus Foreign Business Models......Page 172
IV New Perspectives......Page 192
10 Why Democracy Matters......Page 194
11 China Rethinks India......Page 222
12 Development and Choice......Page 238
13 Conclusion......Page 254
F......Page 262
P......Page 263
X......Page 264
