Friday, March 11, 2011

Why Public Good is Better

The image is from a school in Himayatnagar, Latur, Maharashtra. This is the only school for miles around. And it is just a primary school. But for the people in the village, it is their lifeline. Sending each child to a nieghbouring village's private school is not just expensive (this government schools is free) but it's unsafe: so girls drop out.
Have you thought about this: just how much cheaper and better it is to invest in public good rather than individual spends?

Take the case of schools. If everyone's (taxpayer's) money is invested in making free schools better, parents would not be driven up the walls trying to earn more and more to keep up with ever increasing (private) school fees. What do you think?

2 comments:

  1. Good education layers and a strong law enforcement system is what we need to surpass China. But l guess, how many of us would wanna be part of the force that brings about that change. I, have to guiltily admit, that it s easy to make this comment for someone like me sitting thousand of miles away, but kisi ko toh yeh soch aagey le jaani hee padegi.
    We need much more educated and responsible people in their 30s and 40s to become a part of the system to bring about what you are suggesting.

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  2. I like this, and I have also been working for such of children in district panna in many villages.
    God bless you for developing children in their rights and education.
    sudeep Kr. Shrivastava
    MANSI-Org.
    Laxmi-Bhavan,Fatak-Bhitar, Kishorganj-Panna-M.P.

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