This paper examines the efficiency of the different segments of India''s financial system using firm-level data on corporate financing patterns. Firms are increasingly relying on external funds to finance their investment in most recent years. Empirical analyses indicate that (1) the financial...

1. Two major Asian peripheries, China and India, and their distinct corporate economies : the silent tongue of "one Asia or many" -- 2. The restructuring of China's state-owned enterprises since 1978 -- 3. Chinese retailers abroad and Chinese consumption patterns at home : the prosperous age of...