Meredith offers a compelling look at the major changes in store as America faces increasing competition from India and China—two emerging economic giants.

The Elephant and the Dragon is the essential guide to understanding how India and China are reshaping our world. With labor now unbound from geographic borders, we're seeing startling shifts in how and where nearly everything we buy is made. In a compelling mix of history and on-the-ground reporting, veteran journalist Robyn Meredith untangles the complex web of business and politics, as well as environmental and cultural issues that entwine India, China, and the West. She also outlines how Americans business leaders, workers, politicians, even parents can understand the vast changes coming and thrive in this new age.

A foreign correspondent for “Forbes”, Robyn Meredith writes about India and China. An award-winning journalist and a 1998-1999 Knight-Wallace Fellow at the University of Michigan, she was formerly a correspondent for “The New York Times”. She lives in Hong Kong.