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Informationen zum Autor Prem Shankar Jha is a columnist and former editor of the Hindustan Times, New Delhi's main morning daily. He has worked as a consultant to the UN Centre for Human settlements and the World Bank. He has been a Visiting Fellow at Harvard University and a Visiting Professor and Lecturer at the University of Virginia. His books include The Twilight of the Nation State (Pluto, 2006) and The Perilous Road to the Market (Pluto, 2002). Klappentext Examines three of the largest economies in the world -- Russia, China and India -- and their troubled transformation from a closed economy to the open market. Zusammenfassung Examines three of the largest economies in the world and their troubled transformation from a closed economy to the open market Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: The Focus of the Enquiry Part I Russia 1: A society in torment 2. The failure of Perestroika 3. Descent into Chaos 4. The Unmaking of Russia 5. An Uncertain Future Part II China Introduction 1: How fast is China Growing? 2: From Plan to Market 3: Enterprise Autonomy - The Core of Reform 4: Is China's Transformation Sustainable? 5: Drifting Towards an Economic Crisis 6: Reform in the Teeth of Recession Part III India 1: The Harbingers of Crisis 2: The Success of Gradual Reform 3: The Congress Defeat and Setback for Economic Reform 4: Reforms Grind to a Halt 5: The Second Economic Crisis and Turning Point Conclusion: State and Market in Economic Reform