Lalita Som

The Capitals of Nations

The Role of Human, Social, and Institutional Capital in Economic Evolution

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Focusing on the three forms of intangible capital-human, social, and institutional capital-this book looks at their dynamic linkages as crucial determinants of economic growth and their significance in the process of economic evolution.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Sydney University Press
• Seitenzahl: 500
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. Januar 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 145mm x 28mm
• Gewicht: 499g
• ISBN-13: 9780199452736
• ISBN-10: 0199452733
• Artikelnr.: 47870126

Autorenporträt

Lalita Som has worked for the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Paris as well as the Commonwealth Secretariat, London.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword by Percy S. Mistry
Preface
Acknowledgements
Human, Social, and Institutional Capital
I Theoretical Framework
1 Analytical Framework
2 Human Capital
3 Social Capital
4 Institutional Capital
5 The Relationship between Human, Social, and Institutional capital
II Case Studies
6 Industrial Revolution in Britain
7 Early Industrial Revolution in America
8 Japan's Growth Experience: Post-Second World War and Recent Times
9 China: The Manufacturing Sector
10 India: The Services Sector
III Micro Analysis
11 Theory of the Firm
IV Conclusion
12 Concluding Comments
Appendix A.1
Appendix A.2
Bibliography
Index
About the Author