HUMAN CAPITAL
Becker, Gary S.
From Type Punch Matrix, Silver Spring, MD, U.S.A.
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AbeBooks Seller since September 8, 2020
From Type Punch Matrix, Silver Spring, MD, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since September 8, 2020
About this Item
Scarce first edition of the pioneering Chicago School economist's best-known work, on the importance of investing in one's workforce a gorgeous copy. Recipient of the John Bates Clark Medal, the National Medal of Science, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, and the 1992 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences, Becker was called by Milton Friedman the "greatest social scientist" of the later 20th century. Famous for applying economic reasoning to subjects hitherto excluded from consideration by the dismal science, Becker reached many optimistic conclusions regarding the economic inutility of prejudice and discrimination. HUMAN CAPITAL convincingly argues that maximal economic value requires first investing resources in one's workforce. Worker productivity, Becker concludes, is thus related to environment, health, and education. Rarely seen in this condition. 8.75'' x 6''. Original gilt-stamped blue cloth. In original unclipped ($5.00) dust jacket. National Bureau of Economic Research Number 80, General Series. 187, [1] pages. Stamped commemorative envelope laid in, with Becker's name signed in pen on recto and written in pencil on verso. Shallow wear and tiny chipping to jacket spine ends. Only light edgewear. Seller Inventory # 47559
Bibliographic Details
Title: HUMAN CAPITAL
Publisher: National Bureau of Economic Research / Columbia University Press, New York
Publication Date: 1964
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Fine in near fine jacket.
Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
Signed: Signed by Author(s)
Edition: First printing.
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