> Choice of college major. 40% of Indians are studying Arts, whereas in China there is more onus on Science and Engineering.
This is not because Indians value arts BTW. Indians take an easy, often useless, college degree so that they can use that to apply for a government job. This is especially the case in North Indians. Basically the Indians government, the most lucrative employer in the country (you basically get paid to do nothing and never get fired), prioritises test taking and credentialism over skills. Hence Indian youth prioritie nonsense degrees over skill acquisition.
India will not make progress until Indians start seeing public employment as a cost and not as a reward.
It's not about the size. Because the premium for public sector employment is so high and the government can never fire these people no matter what, the government is always hesitant hire new employees for anything. That's why the Indian government probably doesn't employ enough people.
For example, India has one of the lowest police to population ratios in the world. That's why India is the wokest country in the world. They never even funded their police.
> Choice of college major. 40% of Indians are studying Arts, whereas in China there is more onus on Science and Engineering.
This is not because Indians value arts BTW. Indians take an easy, often useless, college degree so that they can use that to apply for a government job. This is especially the case in North Indians. Basically the Indians government, the most lucrative employer in the country (you basically get paid to do nothing and never get fired), prioritises test taking and credentialism over skills. Hence Indian youth prioritie nonsense degrees over skill acquisition.
India will not make progress until Indians start seeing public employment as a cost and not as a reward.
Interesting. I wonder what's the public vs private employment rate India.
It's not about the size. Because the premium for public sector employment is so high and the government can never fire these people no matter what, the government is always hesitant hire new employees for anything. That's why the Indian government probably doesn't employ enough people.
For example, India has one of the lowest police to population ratios in the world. That's why India is the wokest country in the world. They never even funded their police.
Ha! Wokest population - never funding the police - I see what you did there 😁