Inside Out India and China: Local Politics Go Global (Brookings Focus Book)

One third of humanity is governed by two capitals, New Delhi and Beijing. Increasingly, these two countries are being led not from the top down, but rather from the Inside Out. In 2014, India overwhelmingly elected Narendra Modi minister, a man who rose to national prominence as chief minister of Gujarat, India's fastest growing state. Likewise, in 2013, Xi Jinping took over as president of China, having served as top official in Zhejiang and Shanghai, two of China's most prosperous provinces. Anticipating these trends and leadership transitions, William Antholis spent five months in 2012 traversing twenty Indian states and Chinese provinces, conducting over three hundred interviews, including with Narendra Modi. Antholis's detailed narratives show what both Modi and Xi Jinping learned firsthand: that local successes--and failures--will determine the future of the world's largest two nations. And his new forword, prepared for this edition, lays out key takeaways from the transitions of 2013 and 2014. For The Last Decade, China And India Have Grown At An Amazing Rate—particularly Considering The Greatest Downturn In The U.s. And Europe Since The Great Depression. As A Result, Both Countries Are Forecast To Have Larger Economies Than The U.s. Or Eu In The Years Ahead. Still, In The Last Year, Signs Of A Slowdown Have Hit These Two Giants. Which Way Will These Giants Go? And How Will That Affect The Global Economy? Any Western Corporation, Investor, Or Entrepreneur Serious About Competing Internationally Must Understand What Makes Them Tick. Unfortunately, Many In The West Still Look At The Two Asian Giants As Monoliths, Closely Controlled Mainly By Their National Governments. Inside Out, India And China Makes Clear How And Why This Notion Is Outdated. William Antholis—a Former White House And State Department Official, And The Managing Director At Brookings—spent Five Months In India And China, Travelling To Over 20 States And Provinces In Both Countries. He Explored The Enormously Diversity In Business, Governance, And Culture Of These Nations, Temporarily Relocating His Entire Family To Asia. His Travels, Research, And Interviews With Key Stakeholders Make The Unmistakable Point That These Nations Are Not The Immobile, Centrally Directed Economies And Structures Of The Past. More And More, Key Policy Decisions In India And China Are Formulated And Implemented By Local Governments—states, Provinces, And Fast-growing Cities. Both Economies Have Promoted Entrepreneurship, Both By Private Sector And Also Local Government Officials. Some Strategies Work. Others Are Fatally Flawed. Antholis’s Detailed Narratives Of Local Innovation In Governance And Business—as Well As Local Failures—prove The Point That Simply Maintaining A Presence In Beijing And New Delhi – Or Even Shanghai And Mumbai —is Not Enough To Ensure Success In China Or India, Just As One Cannot Expect To Succeed In America Simply By Setting Up In Washington Or New York. Each Nation Is As Large, Vibrant, Innovative, Diverse, And Increasingly Decentralized As Are The United States, Europe And All Of Latin America ... Combined. China And India Each Have Their Own Agricultural Heartlands, High-tech Corridors, Resource-rich Areas, And Powerhouse Manufacturing Regions. They Also Have Major Economic, Social, Environmental Challenges Facing Them. But Few People Outside These Countries Can Name Those Places, Or Have A Mental Map Of How The Local Parts Of These Countries Are Shaping Their Global Futures. Organizations, Businesses, And Other Governments That Do Not Recognize And Plan For This Evolution May Miss That The Most Important Changes In These Emerging Giants Are Coming From The Inside Out. “this Book Is For People Who Wonder About The Inside Of China And India, And How Different Local Perspectives Inside Those Countries Shape Actions Outside Their Borders. Though My Family And I Spent Five Months Traveling In Both Countries To Do Research, This Book Is Not A Travelogue. Rather, It Is An Attempt To Sketch How A Few Of China’s And India’s Many Component Parts Are Being Shaped By Global Forces—and In Turn Are Shaping Those Forces—and What That Means For Americans And Europeans Conducting Diplomacy And Doing Business There.”—from The Introduction

One third of humanity is governed by two capitals, New Delhi and Beijing. Increasingly, these two countries are being led not from the top down, but rather from the Inside Out.

In 2014, India overwhelmingly elected Narendra Modi minister, a man who rose to national prominence as chief minister of Gujarat, India's fastest growing state. Likewise, in 2013, Xi Jinping took over as president of China, having served as top official in Zhejiang and Shanghai, two of China's most prosperous provinces.

Anticipating these trends and leadership transitions, William Antholis spent five months in 2012 traversing twenty Indian states and Chinese provinces, conducting over three hundred interviews, including with Narendra Modi. Antholis's detailed narratives show what both Modi and Xi Jinping learned firsthand: that local successes—and failures—will determine the future of the world's largest two nations. And his new forword, prepared for this edition, lays out key takeaways from the transitions of 2013 and 2014.

One third of humanity is governed by two capitals, New Delhi and Beijing. Increasingly, these two countries are being led not from the top down, but rather from the Inside Out.In 2014, India overwhelmingly elected Narendra Modi minister, a man who rose to national prominence as chief minister of Gujarat, India's fastest growing state. Likewise, in 2013, Xi Jinping took over as president of China, having served as top official in Zhejiang and Shanghai, two of China's most prosperous provinces.Anticipating these trends and leadership transitions, William Antholis spent five months in 2012 traversing twenty Indian states and Chinese provinces, conducting over three hundred interviews, including with Narendra Modi. Antholis's detailed narratives show what both Modi and Xi Jinping learned firsthand: that local successes—and failures—will determine the future of the world's largest two nations. And his new forward, prepared for this edition, lays out key takeaways from the transitions of 2013 and 2014. " One third of humanity is governed by two capitals, New Delhi and Beijing. Increasingly, these two countries are being led not from the top down, but rather from the Inside Out. In 2014, India overwhelmingly elected Narendra Modi minister, a man who rose to national prominence as chief minister of Gujarat, India's fastest growing state. Likewise, in 2013, Xi Jinping took over as president of China, having served as top official in Zhejiang and Shanghai, two of China's most prosperous provinces. Anticipating these trends and leadership transitions, William Antholis spent five months in 2012 traversing twenty Indian states and Chinese provinces, conducting over three hundred interviews, including with Narendra Modi. Antholis's detailed narratives show what both Modi and Xi Jinping learned that local successesand failureswill determine the future of the world's largest two nations. And his new forword, prepared for this edition, lays out key takeaways from the transitions of 2013 and 2014. " For the last decade, China and India have grown at an amazing rate --particularly considering the greatest downturn in the U.S. and Europe since the Great Depression. As a result, both countries are forecast to have larger economies than the U.S. or EU in the years ahead. Still, in the last year, signs of a slowdown have hit these two giants. Which way will these giants go? And how will that affect the global economy? Any Western corporation, investor, or entrepreneur serious about competing internationally must understand what makes them tick. Unfortunately, many in the West still look at the two Asian giants as monoliths, closely controlled mainly by their national governments. Inside Out, India and China makes clear how and why this notion is outdated. China and India have grown at an amazing rate, particularly considering the greatest downturn in the U.S. and Europe since the Great Depression. As a result, both countries are forecast to have larger economies than the U.S. or EU in the years ahead. Still, in the last year, signs of a slowdown have hit these two giants. Which way will these giants go? And how will that affect the global economy? Any Western corporation, investor, or entrepreneur serious about competing internationally must understand what makes them tick. Unfortunately, many in the West still look at the two Asian giants as monoliths, closely controlled mainly by their national governments. This book makes clear how and why this notion is outdated