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Awakening giants, feet of clay : assessing the economic rise of China and India /

Bardhan, Pranab K.

Awakening giants, feet of clay : assessing the economic rise of China and India / Pranab Bardhan. - Princeton, N.J : Princeton University Press, 2010. - 172 p. ; ill. ; 25 cm.

Introduction : the myths floating around the giants -- Economic reform and growth : differing patterns and institutions -- Agriculture : still the most crowded sector -- Infrastructure : the dazzling difference -- High saving, low financial intermediation -- The pattern of burgeoning capitalism -- Poverty and inequality : how is the growth shared? -- The social sector : the relevance of the socialist legacy -- Environment : the alarming signs -- Looking to the future : through the lens of political economy.

9780691129945 (hbk.)


Economic policy
Economic conditions
Social conditions

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