Asian Constitutionalism and Development

Early on in the 2000s, many commentators predicted that the 21st century would experience the ‘rise of Asia’. This assessment was based on several factors, including the growing dominance of Asian nations such as China and India in several spheres, including the growth of their domestic populations, their domestic economies, and their increasing power on the geo-political stage. Nearly a quarter century on, it is time to assess the strength of such claims.