Preface. Acknowledgements. Foreword. Introduction. I. Systems in transition: the historic context: 1. The world economy in transition, 1850--2060. 2. The taming of capitalism: the historic compromise. 3. Development and south-south cooperation. 4. The golden age of the South's development. II. Asia on the world stage: 5. External dependence and foreign cooperation: the struggle for self-reliance in India. 6. India's 'Hanuman' leap into globalization. 7. East ...