Emerging Asia: the paradigm of unevenness and the limits of inclusive growth

Abstract

The contemporary times have seen a rapid emergence of Asian economies with the rise in the level of education and informational infrastructure. Centrality of both information and education defined the new order of things. India, while seeing an increasingly expanding informational infrastructure however has not been able to install a parallel structure in its educational and particularly higher education segment. While it has consequences for overall development, this influences the long term directions in the way development itself is viewed through the categories of other societies. For an inclusive economy therefore an equitable and accessible educational structure must be the central and not a peripheral or instrumental concern.