Research Catalog

Title

Integrating human capital with human development : the path to a more productive and humane economy / John F. Tomer.

Author

Tomer, John F.

Publication

• Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire New York, NY Palgrave Macmillan, 2016.
• ©2016.

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Description

xii, 231 pages : illustrations; 23 cm.

Series Statement

Palgrave advances in behavioral economics

Subject

• Social capital (Sociology)
• Human capital
• Economics > Sociological aspects
• Economic development > Social aspects

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-220) and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Machine generated contents note: pt. I Introduction -- 1.Why a Broad Conception of Human Capital Is Needed -- pt. II Human Capital and Human Development -- 2.Integrating Human Capital with Human Development: Toward a Broader and More Human Conception of Human Capital -- 3.Investments in Human Capital to Remedy Decision-Making Errors -- 4.Smart Persons and Human Development: The Missing Ingredient in Behavioral Economics -- pt. III Human Capital and Socioeconomic Dysfunction -- 5.Adverse Childhood Experiences, Poverty, and Inequality -- 6.What Causes Obesity? And Why Has It Grown So Much? -- 7.Intangible Capital, Chronic Ailments, and Other Persistent Socioeconomic Problems -- pt. IV Remedying Socioeconomic Dysfunction -- 8.Stemming the Tide of Obesity -- 9.Toward Lasting, Significant Improvement in Our Socioeconomies -- pt. V Conclusion -- 10.Realizing a Society's Full Potential Requires Investments in Human Capital That Enable Human Development.

ISBN

• 9781137473523
• 1137473525
• 9781137456755 (canceled/invalid)
• 9781137456748 (canceled/invalid)

LCCN

^^2015023125

OCLC

935896988

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library