Ø Till the early 1980s, the developmental indicators of all the three countries, such as growth rates and sectoral contribution towards national income, were similar. Ø Reforms were introduced in in China, in in Pakistan and in in India. Ø China introduced structural reforms on its own initiative while they were forced upon India and Pakistan by international agencies. Ø The impact of policy measures were different in these countries — for instance, one-child norm has arrested the population growth in China whereas in India and Pakistan, a major change is yet to take place.
Ø Even after fifty years of planned development, majority of the workforce in all the countries depends on agriculture. The dependency is greater in India. Ø Though China has followed the classical development pattern of gradual shift from agriculture to manufacturing and then to services, India and Pakistan’s shift has been directly from agriculture to service sector. Ø China’s industrial sector has maintained a high growth rate while it is not so in both India and Pakistan.
Ø China is ahead of India and Pakistan on many human development indicators. However these improvements were attributed not to the reform process but the strategies that China adopted in the pre-reform period. Ø While assessing the developmental indicators, one also has to consider the liberty indicators. .
Why are regional and economic groupings formed? . What are the various means by which countries are trying to strengthen their own domestic economies? .
What similar developmental strategies have India and Pakistan followed for their respective developmental paths? . Explain the Great Leap Forward campaign of China as initiated in . .
China’s rapid industrial growth can be traced back to its reforms in . Do you agree? Elucidate. .
Describe the path of developmental initiatives taken by Pakistan for its economic development. . What is the important implication of the ‘one child norm’ in China? .
Mention the salient demographic indicators of China, Pakistan and India. . Compare and contrast India and China’s sectoral contribution towards GDP in . What does it indicate?