Objectives, background, context -- Population trends in China and India: -- Demographic dividend or demographic drag? -- China-India: a macroeconomic assessment -- Science and technology -- Chinese & Indian defense and defense procurement spending to 2025 -- Conclusions and implications --...

This collection of essays examines the case for and against globalization, the effects of U.S. economic and foreign policy, and numerous issues related to Asian economics and politics. Published in prominent journals and news media between 1996 and 2001, these cross-cutting essays are as...