An Economic Perspective on the Notion of 'Human Capital'

The Oxford Handbook of Human Capital

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages

  Blair, Margaret M ^a  

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Author keywords

Equipment; Facilities; Human capital; Knowledge; Resources; Skills

Indexed keywords

EID: 84923967886     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199532162.003.0002     Document Type: Chapter

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