Publication

The papers included in this volume were presented at the international symposium, "The Elusive Balance: Regional Powers and the Search for Sustainable Development". In the first part of this volume, the authors identify the long-term features of economic development of England, India, Japan and China in a comparative perspective. In the second part, the authors describe the macro economic structure of China, India and Russia by examining balance of payments statistics and macro and factory-level statistics. In the third part, the authors depict the situation of poverty in China, India and Russia. The fourth part examines the problems of energy and environment in China, Russia and Japan.