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The World Under Pressure : How China and India are Influencing the Global Economy and Environment.
& DIV & The rapid rise of China and India is reshaping our global economic and environmental systems-raising major issues of stability, governance, and sustainability. & BR & & BR & This book develops a framework that shows the interdependence between economic size, trade, fi...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Palo Alto :
Stanford University Press,
2011.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Copyright; Title Page; Dedication; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Preface; Acknowledgments; List of Abbreviations; Why This Book? The Rise of These Two Powers Is Stressing the Global System; Structure of the Book: Review the Past to Get Insights into the Present and the Future; 1. Rising Powers; Conflicting Theories Provide Relevant Perspectives; This Book Uses a Broad Framework to Analyze and Track Power Shifts; 2000-Year Overview of the Rise and Decline of Power Shows Frictions Spiral into Wars and Changes of the Global System.
- There Have Been Significant Shifts in Economic Size Even in the Last 30 YearsConclusion: The History of Power Shifts Is Not Reassuring; 2. Insights from History of Power Shifts and Growing Interdependence; Basic Comparisons; Some Similarities in Otherwise Very Different Histories; A Macroaccounting for the Differences in Growth; The Type and Role of Government; Two Contrasting Growth Strategies; Acquiring Technology from the Rest of the World; Conclusion: Both Countries' Growth Is Largely Driven by Technological Catch-Up and Participation in the International System.
- 3. Understanding the Rapid Rise of China and IndiaThe Impact of the 2008-2009 Financial Crisis on China and India; Long-Term Projections for Growth of China and India; China and India Face Daunting Challenges; Both Countries Are Increasing Their Competitiveness; Part of Their New Competitive Advantage Is Their Growing Critical Mass in Higher Education; They Are Also Moving from Imitation to Innovation; Both Countries are Likely to Continue to Grow Much Faster Than the World Average for the Next Two Decades; 4. Positive Growth Prospects for China and India.
- Positive and Negative Impact Through Increased TradeFrom China's Trade Surpluses to Global Imbalances; Growing Foreign Direct Investment (FDI); A Tilted Technology Playing Field; Growing Geopolitical Impact of the rise of China; 5. Growing Economic and Geopolitical Impact; China and India Are Resource Poor; The Rapid Growth of China and India Combined with Their Large Populations Is Creating Global Environmental Sustainability Problems; China and India Will Account for the Majority of Global Increase in Energy Demand and CO2 Emissions from 2008 to 2035.
- There Is a Stalemate on Action to Deal with Climate Change Because It Is a Zero-Sum GameTechnological Innovation Is a Way to Break the Climate Change Deadlock, but Not Enough Investments in R & D are Being Made; There Is Also Increasing Pressure on the Environment from the Growth of Other Developing Countries; 6. Environmental and Natural Resource Impact; The rapid rise of China and India Is Putting Pressure on the Global Governance System; Growing Friction Areas Are Beyond the Current Capabilities of the International System; Risks That Frictions May Lead to Greater Problems.