Today, India is as near as the voice answering an 800 number for one dollar an hour, and China is as close as the nearest Wal-Mart. Not since the United States rose to prominence a century ago have we seen such tectonic shifts in global power; but India and China are vastly different nations, with opposing economic and political strategies--strategies we must understand in order to survive in the new global economy.

Introduction : Tectonic economics --ch. 1. Where Mao meets the middle class -- ch. 2. From the spinning wheel to the fiber-optic wire -- ch. 3. Made by America in China -- ch. 4. The Internet's spice route -- ch. 5. The disassembly line -- ch. 6. India's cultural revolution -- ch. 7. Revolution by dinner party -- ch. 8. Geopolitics mixed with oil and water -- ch. 9. A catalyst for competitiveness -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Index.