Страны Азии и Африки в XXI веке: экономическое развитие и научно-технический прогресс

Страны Азии и Африки в XXI веке: экономическое развитие и научно-технический прогресс

Asian and African countries in the XXI century: economic development and scientific progress

To the 90th anniversary of Victor G. Rastyannikov

Еditor: Akimov Alexander, Deryugina Irina
Compilator: Rastyannikova Elizaveta

Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences

Москва, 2018, 382 p.

The anniversary collection of articles, devoted to the 90th anniversary of the famous scientist-orientalist Victor G. Rastyannikov, presents scientific articles on the three most relevant topics for the economy of the Eastern countries. First, to determine the impact of new productive forces in economic growth in the countries of Asia and Africa in the XXI century, the characteristic of the categorical paradigm of Industry 4.0 or the Fourth Industrial Revolution, the estimated direction of technological change. Secondly, the social, economic and environmental problems of the agricultural economy, which the countries of Asia and Africa faced at the beginning of the XXI century, are investigated. Most attention is paid to agriculture in India, Afghanistan, Myanmar, Nigeria, the Tropical Africa region. Third, economic growth in selected industries in India and other countries of South and Central Asia is considered. The book will be interesting for many readers dealing with the modern economy of the Eastern countries, as well as teachers, students, undergraduates, postgraduates studying the World economy.