LEADER 03123nam 2200661 a 450 001 9910139595603321 005 20240314224510.0 010 $a0-8330-5886-X 035 $a(CKB)2550000000049843 035 $a(EBL)784075 035 $a(OCoLC)756484515 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000534984 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11346945 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000534984 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10536457 035 $a(PQKB)11039381 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL784075 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10504850 035 $a(OCoLC)747818635 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC784075 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000049843 100 $a20110720d2011 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aChina and India, 2025$b[electronic resource] $ea comparative assessment /$fCharles Wolf, Jr. ... [et al.] 210 $aSanta Monica, Calif. $cRAND$d2011 215 $a1 online resource (171 p.) 300 $a"Prepared for the Office of the Secretary of Defense. Approved for public release; distribution unlimited." 311 $a0-8330-5042-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $aObjectives, background, context -- Population trends in China and India: -- Demographic dividend or demographic drag? -- China-India: a macroeconomic assessment -- Science and technology -- Chinese & Indian defense and defense procurement spending to 2025 -- Conclusions and implications -- Appendix A: Meta-analysis of economic growth in Dhina and India -- Appendix B: Detailed calculations for and additional figures showing the projections in Chapter Four -- Appendix C: Analytic tables. 330 $aChina and India, the world's two most populous countries, will exercise increasing influence in international affairs in the coming decades. This document assesses the relative prospects of China and India through 2025 in four domains: demography, macroeconomics, science and technology, and defense spending and procurement. In each domain, the authors try to answer the following questions: Who is ahead? By how much? and Why? 606 $aEconomic development$zChina$xForecasting 606 $aEconomic development$zIndia$xForecasting 606 $aTechnological innovations$zChina 606 $aTechnological innovations$zIndia 607 $aChina$xPopulation 607 $aIndia$xPopulation 607 $aChina$xArmed Forces$xAppropriations and expenditures 607 $aIndia$xArmed Forces$xAppropriations and expenditures 615 0$aEconomic development$xForecasting. 615 0$aEconomic development$xForecasting. 615 0$aTechnological innovations 615 0$aTechnological innovations 676 $a338.951054 701 $aWolf$b Charles$cJr.$f1924-2016.$0125219 712 02$aRand Corporation. 712 02$aUnited States.$bDepartment of Defense.$bOffice of the Secretary of Defense. 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910139595603321 996 $aChina and India, 2025$92073767 997 $aUNINA