The impact of globalization on security is explored with a focus on its impact on the abuse of corporate political power, the risk of external or internal conflict and the link between globalization, growth and security. I argue that globalization may exacerbate problems of governance. Likewise...

China’s rapid economic development has facilitated a dramatic increase in its military capacity and international security presence. But there is considerable disagreement over how large its economy and military capacity is. Underlying the debate is the fact that market and PPP exchange rate...

The existing literature on Indian growth finds no evidence of convergence across states. This represents a puzzle given the relatively free flows of capital, labor and commodities across state borders. We use a new data set of district level income and socio-economic data to explore the...

India’s investment rate has increased fourfold since 1950 and has risen sharply this decade to 36% of GDP. But contradictory views have been expressed regarding the importance of this investment pattern for India’s economic growth. This paper evaluates the impact of the rise in India’s...

China’s international trade flows have increased by 500% since 1992, far outstripping GDP growth. Likewise tertiary education enrollments have increased by 300%. We simulate these changes using a multi-sector growth model of the Chinese and USA economies. A decade of trade biased growth in...