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In the streets of India, camels pull carts loaded with construction materials, and monkeys race across roads, dodging cars. In China, men in Mao jackets pedal bicycles along newly built highways, past skyscrapers sprouting like bamboo. Yet exotic India is as near as the voice answering an 800 number for one dollar an hour. Communist China is as close as the nearest Wal-Mart, its shelves full of goods made in Chinese factories.
Not since the United States rose to prominence a century ago have we seen such tectonic shifts in global power; but India and China are vastly different nations, with opposing economic and political strategies—strategies we must understand in order to survive in the new global economy. The Elephant and the Dragon tells how these two Asian nations, each with more than a billion people, have spurred a new “gold rush,” and what this will mean for the rest of the world.
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“Just finished this book! The timing was perfect, just before the Olympics. The author included a snapshot of what has led India and China to the point where they currently reside on the world economic stage and where both countries might be headed. I had known practically nothing about the China’s years under Mao and while there is much to learn it provided a basic understanding of where the country is coming from and where it might be headed. I was particularly interested in the section on environment. I had been looking at the statistics for years, but the concrete examples used in the book were both horrific and at the same time fascinating. There are no better examples of the necessity for green development. It is much more expensive to pollute now and clean up later. While China is headed down the wrong path, India still has a chance, and the US has an opportunity to lead the way! Quick!”
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Lori (4 out of 5 stars)
