Comments on: Accountability And Incentives http://indianeconomy.org/2005/12/08/accountability-and-incentives/ Issues & insights Sat, 22 Aug 2009 15:19:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Nirav Kanakia http://indianeconomy.org/2005/12/08/accountability-and-incentives/comment-page-1/#comment-1164 Nirav Kanakia Thu, 08 Dec 2005 21:33:42 +0000 http://indianeconomy.org/?p=170#comment-1164 Is it the only option to save school? Is it not that our illitracy is attributed to lack of schools, lack of parents (of child labourours )willingness to send children to school? I agree though accountability is needed? It comes from top - people asking for results and politicians driving the results? If this does not happen - we don't get nothing. Is it the only option to save school?

Is it not that our illitracy is attributed to lack of schools, lack of parents (of child labourours )willingness to send children to school?

I agree though accountability is needed?
It comes from top – people asking for results and politicians driving the results? If this does not happen – we don’t get nothing.

]]> By: Chandra Dulam http://indianeconomy.org/2005/12/08/accountability-and-incentives/comment-page-1/#comment-1162 Chandra Dulam Thu, 08 Dec 2005 18:48:48 +0000 http://indianeconomy.org/?p=170#comment-1162 Is it possible Chinese education rate may have to do more with parents than bureaucracy? Vouchers are what are needed India - one more well intentioned spending program that creates another bureaucracy and avenues for middle men to make money which will eventually trickle down to the students and families. Is it possible Chinese education rate may have to do more with parents than bureaucracy?

Vouchers are what are needed India – one more well intentioned spending program that creates another bureaucracy and avenues for middle men to make money which will eventually trickle down to the students and families.

]]> By: Ravikiran Rao http://indianeconomy.org/2005/12/08/accountability-and-incentives/comment-page-1/#comment-1153 Ravikiran Rao Thu, 08 Dec 2005 11:14:35 +0000 http://indianeconomy.org/?p=170#comment-1153 The opposition in the US is due to teachers unions. I don't think they are that strong in India. I think that India has a better chance. The opposition in the US is due to teachers unions. I don’t think they are that strong in India. I think that India has a better chance.

]]> By: Prashant Kothari http://indianeconomy.org/2005/12/08/accountability-and-incentives/comment-page-1/#comment-1150 Prashant Kothari Thu, 08 Dec 2005 09:22:20 +0000 http://indianeconomy.org/?p=170#comment-1150 As far as I know, the government runs most (all?) of the schools (primary through high school) in China. And they've still managed to attain a literacy rate of 90% or so versus 60% something for India... http://indianeconomy.org/2005/09/27/china-v-india/ Q) How come China's <b>bureaucracy </b> delivers better results than India's -- at least, on the literacy front? While I'm all for vouchers, I think they're a long way off even in the US... for example, see this http://www.techcentralstation.com/072803A.html Q) Is it possible for vouchers to take off in India, when there's so much opposition even in the US? Could we in effect do a leapfrog, this time in policies rather than in technology? As far as I know, the government runs most (all?) of the schools (primary through high school) in China. And they’ve still managed to attain a literacy rate of 90% or so versus 60% something for India…
http://indianeconomy.org/2005/09/27/china-v-india/

Q) How come China’s bureaucracy delivers better results than India’s — at least, on the literacy front?

While I’m all for vouchers, I think they’re a long way off even in the US… for example, see this http://www.techcentralstation.com/072803A.html

Q) Is it possible for vouchers to take off in India, when there’s so much opposition even in the US? Could we in effect do a leapfrog, this time in policies rather than in technology?

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