Education and Economy

The book which is a collection of articles written by distinguished academics and presented in a National Level Seminar organised during the Academic Year 2001-02 under the aegis of the centre for Dr. Zakir Hussain Studies (UGC Sponsored) of Madurai Kamaraj University Higher Level of Education would help any country to the peak level of economic development. This parameter is applicable to India very much note with standing the achievements and studies made in the educational sector, this sector’s development in India is neither too little nor too much. It’s position is in the middle though nor at a cross roads. India has to go a long way to achieve the set or planes goals in these two important sectors namely education and economy. The papers authored by economists and educationists point the fact that educational development is the prerequisite of the necessary conducive condition to the economic development of a country and they offer constructive and meaningful suggestions to these sectors to deliver much to the country in future. India urgently needs a knowledge based economy for which the education as of all levels should shine and rise.