Dec
19
Amartya Sen: Unions can improve public education, healthcare
Filed Under Public Interest, Social Issues | 3 Comments
Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen, speaking at a seminar titled ‘Right to Education – Actions Now’ in New Delhi today, came up with an interesting thought on how to address the issue of poor primary education in India. His suggestion: involve the unions of teachers working in the public education system.
Now this did sound a bit of a surprising statement, especially as the event was organized by the Confederation of Indian Industry and the audience comprised some of the who’s who of Indian business. What was Dr. Sen’s reasoning? This is what he said, and I would tend to agree with him: Read on, it’s worth it…
