Human Capital : The Driving Force for Economic Development

Cosimo Perrotta

ISBN 10: 3031344936 / ISBN 13: 9783031344930

Published by Springer Nature Switzerland, Springer Nature Switzerland, 2023

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Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - This book presents a new interpretation of the role of human capital and the state in driving economic development. It places these ideas within broader debates within the history of economic thought to highlight how the nature of economic activity is a collective and coordinated process. Through examining how the welfare state reversed traditional accumulation by relying on human capital growth, the importance of the state within the development process is emphasised, alongside the multifaceted nature of competition. Different forms of public expenditure are then evaluated to identify the most productive forms of public spending and the drivers of long term economic development.This book questions the relationship between profits and rent and proposes a new kind of economic development based around human capital. It will be relevant to students and researchers interested in the history of economic thought, the political economy, and labour economics.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Human Capital : The Driving Force for Economic Development
• Publisher: Springer Nature Switzerland, Springer Nature Switzerland
• Publication Date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3031344936
• ISBN 13: 9783031344930
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 216W x 153H x 15D millimeters 216 millimeters width by 153 millimeters height by 15 millimeters depth
• Weight: 348 grams

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Synopsis

This book presents a new interpretation of the role of human capital and the state in driving economic development. It places these ideas within broader debates within the history of economic thought to highlight how the nature of economic activity is a collective and coordinated process. Through examining how the welfare state reversed traditional accumulation by relying on human capital growth, the importance of the state within the development process is emphasised, alongside the multifaceted nature of competition. Different forms of public expenditure are then evaluated to identify the most productive forms of public spending and the drivers of long term economic development.

This book questions the relationship between profits and rent and proposes a new kind of economic development based around human capital. It will be relevant to students and researchers interested in the history of economic thought, the political economy, and labour economics.

About the Author

Cosimo Perrotta is former Professor of the History of Economic Thought at the University of Salento

Salvatore Rizzello is Professor of Economics at the University of Salento.

Claudia Sunna is Associate Professor of the History of Economic Thought at the University of Salento.