But even if imbalances might not be accurately assessed by empirical research, based on my personal experience as a policy maker there is clearly a sense in which they can be detected. “If it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck, chances are it is a duck”.
In fact, given the basic indicators of health and education, it is difficult to sustain the notion that we are a knowledge intensive country, notwithstanding the fact that we do have islands of excellence in various areas (Table 10).