Asia's Giants Comparing China and India

by Friedman, Edward; Gilley, Bruce

• ISBN13: 9780230606166
• ISBN10: 0230606164
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-08-15
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Summary

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 Biography

Edward Friedman is Professor of Political Science at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. Bruce Gilley is a PhD Candidate in Political Science at Princeton University.

Table of Contents

List of Charts and Tables	p. v
List of Contributors	p. vii
Overviews
Preface	p. 3
Introduction	p. 9
Two Passages to Modernity	p. 19
Economic Reforms
The Causes of Differential Development: Beyond Regime Dichotomies	p. 55
Chasing China: Can India Bridge the Gap?	p. 77
India's Reform Strengths	p. 97
Subnational Factors
The Persistence of Informal Finance	p. 123
The Political Basis of Decentralization	p. 141
Indigenous versus Foreign Business Models	p. 161
New Perspectives
Why Democracy Matters	p. 183
China Rethinks India	p. 211
Development and Choice	p. 227
Conclusion	p. 243
Index	p. 251
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