Investing in People : the Economics of Population Quality /

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Schultz, Theodore W. (Theodore William), 1902-1998 (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Berkeley, CA : University of California Press, [1981]
Edition:Reprint 2019.
Series:The Royer Lectures
Subjects:
Human capital.
Education.
NON-CLASSIFIABLE.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Human Resources & Personnel Management
Education
Human capital
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Foreword By John M. Letiche
  • Preface
  • 1. The Economics of Being Poor
  • 2. Investment in Population Quality
  • 3. Achievements in Higher Education
  • 4. The Economics of the Value of Human Time
  • 5. Distortions of Schooling in Large Cities
  • 6. Distortions of Research
  • 7. Distortions by the International Donor Community
  • Conclusion: Interpretations and Implications
  • Appendix: Tables A
  • C
  • Selected Bibliography
  • Index

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