Capitalism and Our Schools

December 28, 2003 on 11:38 pm | In Newspapers, Times of India | No Comments

The government presented the free and compulsory education for children bill in the winter session, and we are celebrating as though we had beaten Australia in cricket. We should hail it as a great blow against the curse and shame of child labour. But we are not, and for good reason — we have lost faith in the state’s ability to run schools. Continue reading…

First, Do No Harm

December 14, 2003 on 11:39 pm | In Newspapers, Times of India | No Comments

 A few months ago a well-meaning minister asked me if I had any ideas about how the government might help business. In an unguarded moment, he admitted that he had once been a socialist, but had now converted and wished to help the private sector. Continue reading…

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