Page 137 - EW-December-1-31-2024-merged
P. 137

so that even mediocre    subcontinent into the   the third titled ‘Virtuous   bankrupt communist ide-
         graduates transform into   world’s most verdant and   Cycle Ignited by Private   ology less out of conviction
         good teachers. A must-   prosperous patch of earth.    Investment’ in which he   than personal advance-
         read chapter for all educa-  For this devoutly to be   reiterates that private   ment and aggrandizement
         tors.                    wished consummation,    investment and free      objectives. 21st century
           Subramanian’s third    Subramanian’s wish-list   enterprise are the primary   India’s most empower-
         pillar for underpinning   includes minimising gov-  drivers of consumption,   ing and too-long buried
         national development     ernment interference in   jobs and growth. To fuel   resource, is its native spirit
         is titled ‘Ethical Wealth   business, creative destruc-  private investment, a   of free enterprise, and self-
         Creation’ which makes    tion of zombie busi-    strong financial sector is   learning capabilities of its
         a clarion call for Adam   ness enterprises, wealth   necessary as is an efficient   population.
         Smith’s “invisible hand   creation by empowering   education system to      This volume — despite
         of markets” to be “wed-  instead of rubbishing   develop India’s huge and   its intimidating number of
         ded to the hand of ethics”.   entrepreneurs, boosting   high-potential human   charts, graphs and calculi
         This chapter is essentially   innovation and privatiza-  resource.        — is a timely reminder that
         an unambiguous call for   tion of public sector enter-  Subramanian’s four   developed nation status
         reawakening the coun-    prises, most of whom are   pillars of national develop-  and a $55 trillion economy
         try’s ancient tradition   in the red and require fre-  ment need to be accorded   by 2047 is not mission im-
         of free markets and free   quent budgetary bailouts.   deep consideration by all   possible. If the neta-babu
         enterprise, which until   A perfect prescription.   right-thinking citizens. For   brotherhood which has
         British imperialism and    This clear-minded     too long, the development   proved that it cannot lead
         Nehruvian neta-babu      economist’s fourth pillar   debate has been clouded   or follow, at very least, gets
         socialism laid us low, had   of national development   by woke leftists and closet   out of the way.
         transformed the Indian   is a reinforcement of   commies enamoured of               DILIP THAKORE
















































                                                                        DECEMBER 2024    EDUCATIONWORLD   137
   132   133   134   135   136   137   138   139   140   141   142