Economic Development: Fixing Education and Boosting Human Capital

Fixing Basic Education

Professor Karthik Muralidharan of the University of California, San Diego on basic education –

Private Sector Attempts at Establishing Elite Universities in India:

Ashoka University – Ivy League Style Liberal Arts Education

http://www.ashoka.edu.in

Indian School of Business – FT Global Top 50 Business School

http://www.isb.edu

Educating the masses

Is private education the answer for poor countries?

http://www.economist.com/news/leaders/21660113-private-schools-are-booming-poor-countries-governments-should-either-help-them-or-get-out

MOOCs are extremely popular in India

http://www.technologyreview.com/news/539131/india-loves-moocs/

Skill-Based Training

Modi’s government plans to implement a new voucher scheme in India to boost skills training
http://www.livemint.com/Opinion/9n9WeI5C5ISJI4FJ6CNBHN/IITs-to-ITIsModis-voucher-revolution-in-skill-development.html