The term „Social sector‟ refers to the factors, which contribute to human capital formation and human development. Social development is recognized not only as a means to economic development, but also an end in itself, in terms of expanded individual opportunities, capabilities and freedom. Improvements in the social sector pave the way for equity and in turn for economic development. In fact, effective human development and economic development itself depend on the development of social infrastructure. Thus importance of social infrastructure hardly needs any elaboration. India is on the brink of a demographic revolution with the proportion of the working-age population between 15 and 59 likely to increase from approximately 58% in 2001 …show more content…
India’s new economic policy has been quite successful in creating a favourable environment for rapid economic growth, but adequate attention has not been paid to basic health care and education. The education and health status of a vast majority of the population continues to remain poor even after a decade of reforms (Joshi 2006). India has made noticeable improvements in key social indicators on education and health since the 1980s, but even so the country lies at the bottom of the ladder of human development with a HDI rank of 136 of 187 countries (UNDP 2013) at 0.554, which is below the South Asian average of 0.0558. Though the HDI value is improving for India, the rank remains more or less stagnant, and neighbouring countries like China and Sri Lanka do far better. The role of education in overall social and economic progress is widely recognized. The right to education has been enshrined as a fundamental right in the Constitution of India, which states that: “the State shall provide free and compulsory education to all children aged six to fourteen years in such a manner as the state may, by law, determine.” The literacy rate in India has been constantly rising, improving from 64.8% in the 2001 census to 74.04% in the 2011 census. Both the central and the state governments have been paying increased attention to the need to provide “education for
Though the world economy as a whole has grown in recent years, a factor that is not taken into account is that the number “of the poor in the world has increased by 100 million” (Roy 3). In other words, the gap between rich and poor is widening. For India, this has startling implications. Though it is a nation that is developing in many ways, it also is a nation blessed with over one billion citizens, a population tally that continues to grow at a rapid rate. This population increase will greatly tax resources, which can create a setback in the development process. The tragedy, of course, is that the world is full of resources and wealth. In fact, Roy quotes a statistic showing that corporations, and not even just countries, represent 51 of the 100 largest economies in the world (Roy 3). For a country struggling to develop, such information is disheartening. However, there is also a more nefarious consequence of the growing disparity between rich and poor, and power and money being concentrated in the hands of multinational corporations: war is propagated in the name of resource acquisition, and corruption can reign as multinationals seek confederates in developing countries that will help companies drive through their plans, resulting in not only environmental destruction but also the subversion of democracy (Roy 3).
Education is the key, and the power source to our future. Living in this day in time, no human should settle for less and not want to attain higher
The first thing I found extremely interesting and sad when researching India current situation regarding the poor, was that they only spend one percent of their GDP on health. That is astonishing. We all know that in order to provide for
Underlying mean of the health problems in our country, are poverty and poor education. Differences in socioeconomic status are seen for most conditions, diseases and sick factors in this country. The social distribution of health and social causes, which most effect health, must be understood and addressed. Total public and private health expenditure in Pakistan represents 2-3 %of the gross domestic product. (GDP). In 1990, less then 1% of GDP was allocated to public health care with private expenditure accounting for the rest. This is well below international standards because of the low levels of expending; it becomes critical to evaluate the impact of government policies of people’s health. In addition to direct provision of various governments influence health delivery in indirect ways through their policies towards medical education and regulations.
Lack of education and poverty often go hand in hand. Education begins at a young age and is an influential factor in determining ones financial status. Today, education remains an inaccessible right for millions of children around the world. More than seventy-two million children of primary education age are not in school and seven hundred and fifty-nine million adults are illiterate and do not have the awareness necessary to improve both their living conditions and those of their children.
Social economy mainly includes cooperative, not for profit, and voluntary activities which make this concept similar to third sector of society that includes citizens associations and foundations. Third sector is defined by reference to the public sector (state, government, public administration) and the private sector (com...
Social works has a vital role to play in addressing some of the contemporary social problems like poverty play a key role in alleviating poverty. Poverty is a major concern for social workers because its results in secondary effects such as marginalization, social exclusion, loss of right to self-determination among other effects. At the micro level, one of the major concern of the social worker is how to asses risk. Risk assessment and the ability to work creatively and innovatively to help people understand their situation as well as guide them in turning around their poverty status are one of the reasons why poverty is a social work concern. At times the role of social workers involves making tough judgments about risk to individuals and at times they have to use their ability and influence to protect the victims of poverty from themselves or from others At the mezzo, level, the social work has a vital role to play community development and this requires skills in community
Social capital, however, inheres in the structure of their relationships. Thus to possess social capital, a person must be related to others and it is those others, not himself, who are the actual source of advantage. In order to address this question I will firstly compare and contrast the definitions of social capital... ... middle of paper ... ... how this situation can be improved.
It is noticeable that the system of education is changing from time to time based on financial issues and how the world is growing. In the past, individuals taught the education system from the oldest member of the family to children, and their members were charging fees from the families that sent their children to them. Which meant that education was an important thing in all ages. Nowadays, the education is shaped to an official system run by professional people in governments and many countries invest high amounts towards education which makes evidence of how important it is in our current life. Every country has a different system of education based on their financial stability, government infrastructure and the standard of the government officials. It is noticeable that there is a big difference between the education in developing countries and the prevailing system in developed countries .In my essay I will discuss some reasons for these differences...
I chose this topic because education is all around me. I am literally surrounded by illiteracy. From the moment I leave my door, to the moment I return, I am able to witness illiteracy in my society. Therefore, I could connect well to this particular topic in detail. So many children younger than me, of my age and also people elder to me do not have access to education. Even though 86.1% of the world is illiterate (CIA World Factbook), the other 14.9% have absolutely no access to education!
Education is generally seen as a formal process of instruction, based on a theory of teaching, to impart formal knowledge to one or more students (Cogburn, n.d.). Henceforth, individuals seek to acquire some form of schooling from pre-school through secondary school while others may go on to tertiary to better him or her in some way. A definition of education according to the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary is that education is “a process of teaching, training and learning, especially in schools or colleges, to improve knowledge and develop skills.” Where education in the common parlance has become a process of adding layers of one’s store of knowledge, the true aim of education is to call forth that which is essential to the individual (White, 2006). Furthermore, and according to Coombs and Ahmed 1974, education is a continuing process, spanning the years from earliest infancy through adulthood and necessarily involving a great variety of methods and sources. Education also involves inculcating in students distinct bits of knowledge; therefore education is an additive process (White, 2006). It adds to an individual as well as it adds to a country through the individuals who are and would have been or are being educated. According to a study conducted by Olaniyan and Okemakinde 2008, education creates improved citizens and helps to upgrade the general standard of living in a society. Furthermore, education plays a key role in the ability of a developing country to absorb modern technology and to develop the capacity for self-sustaining growth and development (Todaro and Smith, 2012).
In my opinion, it is the right of every child to be educated because a person without education is a person without anything. Education has evolved so much since the previous centuries and of course to the better which was not made possible without the help of technology and the funds raised. Technology motivated children towards education and made it more fun and entertaining. The ministry of education played a very important role in improving education.
The term social inclusion may be used in a different context that is “related to government initiatives and funding”. The particular meaning, we will be discussing throughout the paper is individuals working towards making a positive impact on injustice issues and having all communities have a fair shot in society. (“The promotion of social Inclusion” 2 ) Referring to the University of the New England views of social inclusion and my personal perspective, I believe Social Inclusion is having equality for all people no matter of their cultural differences and having equal access to resources to help them to succeed. We cannot have social justice in society if we do not consider cultural diversity and what each individual may need to be successful
Why children’s learning levels in India so far below expectations? Why do so many children fail to complete school, despite efforts to improve the quality of education? Could there be something missing from our understanding of what it will take to deliver on Education for All and the future
Woolcock, Michael, and Deepa Narayan. Social Capital: Implications for Development Theory, Research, and Policy. World Bank, Jan 1999.