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UNINA9910736028403321 |
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Autore |
Perrotta Cosimo |
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Titolo |
Human capital [[electronic resource] ] : the driving force for economic development / / by Cosimo Perrotta, Salvatore Rizzello, Claudia Sunna |
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Cham : , : Springer Nature Switzerland : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2023 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed. 2023.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (166 pages) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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RizzelloSalvatore |
SunnaClaudia |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Economics—History |
Economics |
Labor economics |
History of Economic Thought and Methodology |
Political Economy and Economic Systems |
Labor Economics |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di contenuto |
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1. Origins of the economy as collective activity -- 2. Custom and path-dependence. Social capital as accumulation factor -- 3. The role of the state in economic development -- 4. Competition in Enlightenment economists -- 5. On the productiveness of welfare expenditures -- 6. Keynesian Policy Today: More Employment and More Human Capital -- 7. Investing in human capital. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 |
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