Human Capital: How What You Know Shapes Your Life

by Brian Keeley

This concise, accessible volume defines the concept of human capital for a nonspecialist audience. The book convincingly demonstrates that investment in education and healthcare has real, measurable payoffs for both individuals and societies. Brian Keeley looks at some of the key issues in education and lifelong learning today and analyzes their importance in terms of major social and economic trends. The author explores what can be done to even out inequalities in education and to ensure that everyone at every stage of their lives is able to pursue the learning that would benefit them most. Based on research and analysis from the OECD's 30 member countries, Human Capital is supported with reliable statistics, charts, and graphs. It is an ideal supplement for introductory courses in education, economics, and public policy.

Genres: Nonfiction

150 pages, Paperback

First published February 20, 2007

Reviews

[Clara]

I've read the Croatian translation and this is not so much aimed at the author as it is at the translator and/or editor: there is at least one typo on each page (sometimes even up to 3-4), which is really annoying. I know sometimes I may be too harsh on those who make mistakes in grammar and/or spelling, but reading a book with this many mistakes gets on my nerves. I start concentrating more on the mistakes than on the body of the book.

[Jennifer · Rating 4 out of 5]

How what you know shapes your life, and what you don't know handicaps you.