Jha, Prem Shankar.

Crouching dragon, hidden tiger : can China and India dominate the West? / Prem Shankar Jha. - New York : Soft Skull Press : Distributed by Publishers Group West, c2010. - x, 405 p.; ill., 21 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [367]-405).

A study in contrasts -- 1. Hegemony in decline -- 2. David and Goliath -- 3. On parallel tracks -- 4. Explaining China's and India's rise -- China -- 5. China: the management of disorder -- 6. Enigmas explained -- 7. A predatory state -- 8. How recession has sharpened conflict -- India -- 9. Why was India's growth so slow? -- 10. Reforms and the demise of the intermediate regime -- China -- 11. The innate conservatism of China's reforms -- 12. Democratization with Chinese characteristics--the bridge China must cross -- India -- 13. India: the challenge of the future -- 14. Fading vision of equity -- Conclusion -- 15. Running out of time.

9781593762483 (pbk.) 1593762488 (pbk.)


China--Economic policy.
India--Economic policy.
China--Foreign economic relations.
India--Foreign economic relations.

HC427.95 / J519 2010

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