Human capital and America's future : an economic strategy for the '90s / edited by David W. Hornbeck and Lester M. Salamon. - Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, c1991. - xi, 402 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Overview : why human capital? Why now? / Lester M. Salamon --
The need. The demographic and economic imperatives / Arnold H. Packer --
Women / Nancy S. Barrett --
Immigrants / Ray Marshall --
The poor / Sheldon Danziger --
Components. Elementary and secondary education / Ernest L. Boyer --
Higher education / Donald M. Stewart --
Science and technology / Daniel S. Greenberg --
Employment and training / Marion Pines and Anthony Carnevale --
Social services / Marian Wright Edelman --
Roles, responsibilities, and resources. Human capital investment and federalism / R. Scott Fosler --
Financing human capital investment / Jason Juffras and Isabel V. Sawhill --
New paradigms for action / David W. Hornbeck.

0801841437 (alk. paper) 0801841445 (pbk. : alk. paper)


Manpower policy--United States.
Human capital--United States.
Política de mano de obra
Mercado laboral--Estados Unidos
Capital humano --Estados Unidos.

HD 5724 / H918 1991

331.11/0973