{"product_id":"the-economics-of-being-poor-hardback-9781557863201","title":"The Economics of Being Poor (Hardback) 9781557863201","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Economics of Being Poor\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eTheodore W. Schultz (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781557863201, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 3 June 1993\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e356 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.8 x 16.5 x 3 cm, 0.709 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Economics of Being Poor\u003c\/i\u003e is mainly devoted to the economics of acquiring skills and knowlede, to investment in the quality of the population and to the increasing economic importance of human capital - the quality of the work-force embodied in the health, education and skills, including the entrepreneurial skills of the workers themselves. The volume is divided into three parts: \u003ci\u003eMost People are Poor, Invsting in Skills and Knowledge, and Effects of Human Capital.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Economics of Being Poor\u003c\/i\u003e represents a remarkable testament to perhaps the most elegant stylist in post-war economics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAcknowledgments \u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePART I MOST PEOPLE ARE POOR 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Nobel Lecture: The Economics of Being Poor 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 The Economics of Poverty in Low Income Countries 26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Investing in Poor People 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Reflections on Poverty within Agriculture 54\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Our Welfare State and the Welfare of Farm People 75\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Economic Puzzles Pertaining to Poverty 84\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePART II INVESTING IN SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Investment in Human Capital 97\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Capital Formation by Education 115\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Rates of Return on Education 137\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Resources for Higher Education 154\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Reckoning Education as Human Capital 177\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Equity and Efficiency in College Instruction 186\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Are University Scholars and Scientists Free Agents? 216\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. Adam Smith and Human Capital 226\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePART III EFFECTS OF HUMAN CAPITAL 237\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Institutions and the Value of Human Capital 241\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 The Increasing Economic Value of Human Time 252\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Woman's New Economic Demands 266\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Children: An Economic Perspective 277\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. High Value of Human Time Population Equilibrium 290\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Investment in Entrepreneurial Ability 296\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 A Long View of Increases in the Value of Human Time 310\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix 329\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 337\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Economics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Economics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Economics%20%5BKC%5D%22\"\u003eKC\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52441821544728,"sku":"9781557863201","price":51.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781557863201.jpg?v=1785027675","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-economics-of-being-poor-hardback-9781557863201","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}