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UNINA9910813508603321 |
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Titolo |
Human capital and institutions [[electronic resource] ] : a long run view / / edited by David Eltis, Frank Lewis, Kenneth L. Sokoloff |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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New York, : Cambridge University Press, 2009 |
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ISBN |
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1-107-19466-0 |
0-511-69938-7 |
1-282-31793-8 |
9786612317934 |
0-511-60438-6 |
0-511-60360-6 |
0-511-60509-9 |
0-511-60479-3 |
0-511-60282-0 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (354 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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EltisDavid <1940-> |
LewisFrank <1947-> |
SokoloffKenneth Lee |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Human capital |
Economic development |
Business and education |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; In Memoriam: Kenneth L. Sokoloff; Contributors; Introduction; Part I Health and living standards; 1 Biotechnology and the Burden of Age-Related Diseases; 2 Extending the Reach of Anthropometric History to the Distant Past; 3 Insecurity, Safety Nets, and Self-Help in Victorian and Edwardian Britain; Part II Institutions and schooling; 4 The Evolution of Schooling in the Americas, 1800-1925; 5 Why the United States Led in Education: Lessons from Secondary School Expansion, 1910 to 1940 |
6 The Production of Engineers in New York Colleges and Universities, 1800-1950: Some New DataPart III Human capital outliers; 7 Young |
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