ABSTRACT
For more than two decades, China and India have been the fastest growing economies in the world. It is now taken for granted that by the middle of this century, at the latest, these will be the two largest economies in the world. This projection assumes that the growth will not only continue, but also that both countries will remain politically stable. Recent experience shows, however, that this stability cannot be taken for granted because both countries are experiencing deepening currents of social unrest. 1
