LESSONS OF INDIAN EXPERIENCE FOR ERITREA

Rena, Ravinder (2006): LESSONS OF INDIAN EXPERIENCE FOR ERITREA. Published in: Africa Quarterly - An Indian Journal of African Affairs , Vol. 46, No. 4 (28 December 2006): pp. 18-23.

Abstract

Both India and Eritrea are developing countries. India as a leader of Third world made a huge stride in human resource development and agriculture development where as Eritrea, a young nation still striving hard to develop these areas and thus achieve self reliance. In line with this, Eritrea has been using Indian human resources, as part of its capacity building in education, agricultural and other related areas. An attempt is made in this article to compare Eritrean situation and with some of the Indian experiences and also provide some implications for the policy development in Eritrea. The article ends with some concluding remarks.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: Eritrea, India, education and human development, Agriculture, economic growth
• Subjects: O - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth > O1 - Economic Development; A - General Economics and Teaching > A2 - Economic Education and Teaching of Economics > A23 - Graduate; N - Economic History > N5 - Agriculture, Natural Resources, Environment, and Extractive Industries > N50 - General, International, or Comparative; I - Health, Education, and Welfare > I2 - Education and Research Institutions > I23 - Higher Education ; Research Institutions; F - International Economics > F4 - Macroeconomic Aspects of International Trade and Finance > F43 - Economic Growth of Open Economies; I - Health, Education, and Welfare > I3 - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty > I32 - Measurement and Analysis of Poverty

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