Excellent Update on India and China
March 11, 2005
"The Tiger in Front" is the title of the special report section of the March 3, 2005 edition of The Economist. The article is an excellent supplement to the lessons and data found in Is Capitalism Good for the Poor? Included are the most recent poverty statistics for both India and China and expert analyses of each country's future prospects.
For teachers interested in making the economics - civics connection, the special report also contains an extended discussion of the question of the role of democracy in long term economic growth.