Human capital development in the people's Republic of China and India : achievements, prospects, and policy challenges / Asian Development Bank.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Asian Development Bank, author, publisher.

Contributor:

Asian Development Bank, publisher, copyright holder.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human capital--China.

Human capital.

Human capital--India.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (148 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Metro Manila, Philippines : Asian Development Bank, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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).

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Executive Summary; I. Overview; A. Objective and Scope; B. Organization of the Report; C. Background and Motivation; II. Human Capital Development, Achievements, and Gaps; A. Literacy, School Enrollments, and Educational Attainment; B. Disparities in Educational Achievements and Opportunities; C. Quality of Education; D. Employability and Skills Development; E. Challenges to Quality Employment and Inclusive Growth; F. Rates of Return to Schooling and Wage Structure; III. Human Development and Economic Growth

A. Impacts of Human Development on Economic Growth: Theory and EvidenceB. Growth Accounting; C. Role of Human Capital in Technological Progress; D. Labor Reallocation, Structural Transformation, and Growth; IV. Labor Supply and Education: Prospects and Challenges; A. Labor Supply; B. Labor Force Participation; C. Projections of Educational Attainment by Gender and Level; D. Demand and Supply of Workers; V. Skill Upgrading and Wage Inequality: A Microdata Analysis; A. Data and Empirical Methodology; B. Results from the Analysis of Microdata from the People's Republic of China

C. Results from the Analysis of Indian MicrodataVI. Policy Challenges and Recommendations for Human Capital Development; A. Reducing Disparities in Accessibility and Improving Quality of Education; B. Skills Development; C. Employment and Labor Markets; D. Conclusion; References; Tables, Boxes, and Figures; Boxes; 1. Global Competitiveness Performance; 2. What Explains Better PISA Test Scores?; 3. Sequential Education Development in the Republic of Korea; 4. Developing TVET through Changing Times-The Republic of Korea; 5. The Training Levy and Human Resource Development Fund of Malaysia

Figures1. Trends in Per Capita Gross Domestic Product in Selected Economies; 2. Economic Structure-Gross Domestic Product and Employment Shares; 3. Global Competitiveness Index; 4. Trends in Educational Attainment; 5. Gross Enrollment Ratios by Level; 6. Literacy Rates for Population Aged 7 and Above in India; 7. Educational Attainment in the People's Republic of China by Cohort; 8. Enrollment Rates in the People's Republic of China by Cohort; 9. Distribution of Educational Readiness Test Scores of 4- to 5-Year-Olds in Selected Regions in the People's Republic of China

10. Reading and Math Performance among Rural Students in India11. Reading and Math Performance among Rural Students in India Across States; 12. Provincial Per Capita Education Spending and Income in the People's Republic of China; 13. Labor Force with Vocational Training in India; 14. Proportion of Secondary Students Enrolled in Technical and/or Vocational Education Programs; 15. Youth with Formal Skills Training in India; 16. Size and Composition of Informal Employment in the Urban Labor Market in the People's Republic of China; 17. Formal and Informal Employment in India

18. Rates of Return to Education in Urban Areas in the People's Republic of China

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed June 17, 2016).

ISBN:

9789292571627

9292571621

OCLC:

949754512