India's Options for Economic Progress : Clues from South Korea

O P Sha, R Sharma — 2007-09-26T13:56:57Z

India has become known in recent years as a centre of competence in operating and servicing Information Technology—and the thrust of public policies over the last few years has been on the IT and software-related industries. Even the media has created an impression that the Indian economy can drive its growth on this IT and software sector. This impression is fundamentally flawed.
Information Technology and software account for only 1.5 per cent of the world's GDP. The share of India (…)

- September 22, 2007

Importance of Productive Choices and Education in Reviving the Indian Economy: Lessons from the South Korean Model

O P Sha, R Sharma — 2007-09-04T13:40:55Z

“The Indian political system is far from participatory. In fact, it is elitist.” —Prof Jean Dreze1
Although Prof Dreze's observation is on India's political system, even a cursory look reveals the same bitter truth about the Indian economy as well. Policy-making and subsequent reaping of its benefits is around the bunch of middle class Indians. Everything is subsidised by the Indian State at the expense of more deserving but politically voiceless hungry Indians. Media (…)

- September 1, 2007

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India's Options for Economic Progress : Clues from South Korea

Importance of Productive Choices and Education in Reviving the Indian Economy: Lessons from the South Korean Model