Title: Integrating human capital with human development :
Authors: Tomer, John F.
Date: 2016
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan,
Physical description: xii, 231 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language: English
LC classification: H
Contents: Machine generated contents note: pt. I Introduction -- 1.Why a Broad Conception of Human Capital Is Needed -- pt. II Human Capital and Human Development -- 2.Integrating Human Capital with Human Development: Toward a Broader and More Human Conception of Human Capital -- 3.Investments in Human Capital to Remedy Decision-Making Errors -- 4.Smart Persons and Human Development: The Missing Ingredient in Behavioral Economics -- pt. III Human Capital and Socioeconomic Dysfunction -- 5.Adverse Childhood Experiences, Poverty, and Inequality -- 6.What Causes Obesity? And Why Has It Grown So Much? -- 7.Intangible Capital, Chronic Ailments, and Other Persistent Socioeconomic Problems -- pt. IV Remedying Socioeconomic Dysfunction -- 8.Stemming the Tide of Obesity -- 9.Toward Lasting, Significant Improvement in Our Socioeconomies -- pt. V Conclusion -- 10.Realizing a Society's Full Potential Requires Investments in Human Capital That Enable Human Development.
Subject headings (LCSH): Economic development--Social aspects; Economics--Sociological aspects; Human capital.; Social capital (Sociology)