Investing in People : The Economics of Population Quality / Theodore W. Schultz.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schultz, Theodore W. (Theodore William), 1902-1998, author.

Series:

Royer lectures.

The Royer Lectures

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human capital.

Education.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (188 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Berkeley, California : University of California Press, 1982.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1981.

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

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 24. Apr 2020)

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780520318540

0520318544

OCLC:

1149538789