Introdcution: the myths floating around the giants --Economic reform and growth: differing patterns and institutions -- Agriculture: still the most crowded-- 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.

1. India -- Social conditions -- 20th century
2. China -- Social conditions -- 2000-
3. India -- Economic conditions -- 1991-
4. China -- Economic conditions -- 2000-
5. India -- Economic policy -- 1991-
6. China -- Economic policy -- 2000-