“India and China, China and India; Elaine and Susie, Susie and Elaine”

(In case you didn’t get the Seinfeld reference.)

A couple of articles about India and China recently, related to population growth, economic growth, and issues related to economic growth. A few passages that stand out:

“The Indian government recognises the need to tackle the infrastructure crisis, and is getting better at persuading private firms to stump up the capital. But the process is slow and infected with corruption. It is hard to measure these things, but many observers think China has done a better job than India of curbing corruption, with its usual brutal methods, such as shooting people.” {emphasis mine}

“Many universities turn out graduates who are good at exams but unaccustomed to thinking about real-world problems.”

I have many personal anecdotes that corroborate this 2nd statement but will not make them here openly. I have a feeling that the people that will be offended by this statement are exactly the people I’m thinking about.