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Human Capital Development in the People's Republic of China and India: Achievements, Prospects, and Policy Challenges

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  • Asian Development Bank (ADB)

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  • Asian Development Bank (ADB)

    (South Asia Department, ADB)

  • Asian Development Bank (ADB)

Abstract

This report was prepared with the primary objective of drawing insights on how Asian economic giants India and the People’s Republic of China leveraged education and skills development to advance economic growth. The analysis presented similarities and differences in human capital development strategies and their outcomes that helped define development pathways between the two countries. It also outlined the prospects for human capital development in the sustainability of the two countries’ economic growth. The report was completed in 2014 under the Development Partnership Program for South Asia: Innovative Strategies for Accelerated Human Resource Development in South Asia (TA-6337 REG).

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  • Asian Development Bank (ADB) & Asian Development Bank (ADB) & Asian Development Bank (ADB) & Asian Development Bank (ADB), 2016. "Human Capital Development in the People's Republic of China and India: Achievements, Prospects, and Policy Challenges," ADB Reports RPT157742, Asian Development Bank (ADB).
    • Handle: RePEc:asd:wpaper:rpt157742
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    education; skills development; human capital; PRC; India; literacy rates; formal skills training; informal employment;
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