Human Capital Development in South Asia: Achievements, Prospects, and Policy Challenges

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dc.date.accessioned2021-10-05T15:01:52Z
dc.date.available2021-10-05T15:01:52Z
dc.date.issued2017-12
dc.descriptionThis study reviews the development of human capital in South Asia and analyzes contributing factors to human development including policies and strategies that countries in South Asia follow. Human capital is an important factor for economic growth in South Asia. Between 1981 and 2010, human capital contributed about 22% of annual gross domestic product per worker growth in India. During the same period, it contributed around 21% in Bangladesh, and 16% in Sri Lanka. However, education and skills remain the binding constraint. Raising the quality of education and skills in South Asia’s workforce can play a critical role in catching up to the level of development of the People’s Republic of China, the Republic of Korea, and other successful Southeast Asian economies.
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dc.identifier.isbn9789292610388
dc.identifier.isbn9789292610395
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dc.identifier.urihttps://www.adb.org/publications/human-capital-development-achievements-prospects-policy-challenges
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14540/5073
dc.subject.otherEducation
dc.titleHuman Capital Development in South Asia: Achievements, Prospects, and Policy Challenges
local.publication.countryBangladesh
local.publication.countryBhutan
local.publication.countryIndia
local.publication.countryMaldives
local.publication.countryMyanmar
local.publication.countryNepal
local.publication.countrySri Lanka

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