Inside Out India and China: Local Politics Go Global

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INSIDE OUT INDIA AND CHINA B R O O K I N G S F O C U S B O O K S Brookings Focus Books feature concise, accessible, and timely assessment of pressing policy issues of interest to a broad audience. Each book includes recommendations for action on the issue discussed. Also in this series: Fast Forward: Ethics and Politics in the Age of Global Warming by William Antholis and Strobe Talbott Brain Gain: Rethinking U.S. Immigration Policy by Darrell M. West The Next Wave: Using Digital Technology to Further Social and Political Innovation by Darrell M. West The Pursuit of Happiness: An Economy of Well-Being by Carol Graham Bending History: Barack Obama’s Foreign Policy by Martin S. Indyk, Kenneth G. Lieberthal, and Michael E. O’Hanlon The Opportunity: Next Steps in Reducing Nuclear Arms by Steven Pifer and Michael E. O’Hanlon Mr. Putin: Operative in the Kremlin by Fiona Hill and Clifford G. Gaddy Avoiding Armageddon: America, India, and Pakistan to the Brink and Back by Bruce Riedel A B R O O K I N G S F O C U S B O O K INSIDE OUT INDIA AND CHINA LOCAL POLITICS GO GLOBAL William Antholis brookings institution press Washington, D.C. ABOUT BROOKINGS The Brookings Institution is a private nonprofit organization devoted to research, education, and publication on important issues of domestic and foreign policy. Its principal purpose is to bring the highest quality independent research and analysis to bear on current and emerging policy problems. Interpretations or conclusions in Brookings publications should be understood to be solely those of the authors. Copyright © 2013 THE BROOKINGS INSTITUTION 1775 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036 www.brookings.edu All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means without permission in writing from the Brookings Institution Press. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication data is available. ISBN: 978-0-8157-2510-7 (hardcover : alk. paper) 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Printed on acid-free paper Typeset in Sabon Composition by Cynthia Stock Silver Spring, Maryland Printed by R. R. Donnelley Harrisonburg, Virginia For Kristen my muse and my metronome ...