This article analyzes differences in patterns of financial development across the major East Asian economies, particularly for the three largest economies of the region (China, Japan and South Korea), in the context of the possibilities for greater regional financial integration. It argues that...

This paper discusses a possible case for industrial policy with special reference to the two emerging global giants, China and India. It begins with a clarification of the meaning of industrial policy, since not only does the term mean different things to different people, but the traditional...

The book deals with the systems, insitutions, and outcomes from the interplay of political and economic forces in Indian federalism. It attempts to broaden the conceptual framework for analysing Indian Federalism by exploring political elements and institutions and their strategic interaction...

In this paper we investigate an example of a very widely applied modelfor the delivery of IT services to rural and poor populations. The modelis one where limited intervention to support infrastructure andcoordinate resources is combined with market-based delivery of ITservices to the end user...

This paper examines entry deterrence in a duopoly where the postentry game is Stackelberg. It is argued that, in reality, firms can use a broader range of precommitments than is allowed for in the literature. This paper permits such precommitments and analyzes the perfect equilibria. It also...