This book quantitatively analyses data to demonstrate India's recent progress in the education sector. India, as one of the world's fastest growing economies, currently enjoys what is termed a 'demographic dividend' meaning that, compared to most other countries, it has a relatively young working age population. In order to exploit this advantage, the author argues that India needs to make this young population economically productive through education. The chapters in the book address whether India has succeeded in doing so, both in terms of numbers educated and the quality of their education. The author draws on specialist surveys conducted by India's National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) in 2008 and 2014 which examine the state of education in India.
Format: Hardback
CONTRIBUTORS: Vani Kant Borooah
EAN: 9783319548548
COUNTRY: Switzerland
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WEIGHT: 3342 g
HEIGHT: 210 cm
PUBLISHED BY: Springer International Publishing AG
DATE PUBLISHED: 2017-07-12
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GENRE: BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Education, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / Theory
WIDTH: 148 cm
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Book Themes:
Asia, Education, Economics, Economic theory and philosophy, Economics of specific sectors
Vani Kant Borooah is Emeritus Professor of Applied Economics at the University of Ulster, Northern Ireland, UK.
