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Nobel Laureate Theodore W. Schultz has made important contributions to the fields of agriculture and natural resource economics, and to human capital theory. This is the first of two volumes which will encompass and combine the passions and interests of this eminent economist. "The Economics of Being Poor" is mainly devoted to the economics of acquiring skills and knowledge, to investment in the quality of the population and to the increasing economic importance of human capital - the quality of the work force embodied in the health, education and skills, including the entrepreneurial skills, of the workers themselves. The volume is divided into three "Most People are Poor", "Investing in Skills and Knowledge" and "Effects of Human Capital". Although most of the material is previously published, many of the articles are now unavailable or in limited circulation journals. The author has provided linking passages between the articles to form a coherent volume. The book should be o
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The Economics of Being Poor, Schultz Theodore William
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- Pubblicato
- 1993
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- Titolo
- The Economics of Being Poor
- Lingua
- Inglese
- Autori
- Schultz Theodore William
- Pubblicato
- 1993
- Formato
- Copertina rigida
- Pagine
- 340
- ISBN10
- 1557863202
- ISBN13
- 9781557863201
- Serie
- Descrizione
- Nobel Laureate Theodore W. Schultz has made important contributions to the fields of agriculture and natural resource economics, and to human capital theory. This is the first of two volumes which will encompass and combine the passions and interests of this eminent economist. "The Economics of Being Poor" is mainly devoted to the economics of acquiring skills and knowledge, to investment in the quality of the population and to the increasing economic importance of human capital - the quality of the work force embodied in the health, education and skills, including the entrepreneurial skills, of the workers themselves. The volume is divided into three "Most People are Poor", "Investing in Skills and Knowledge" and "Effects of Human Capital". Although most of the material is previously published, many of the articles are now unavailable or in limited circulation journals. The author has provided linking passages between the articles to form a coherent volume. The book should be o