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Technology and Human Capital in Historical Perspective /

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One theme of this volume is whether the complementarity between technology and human capital is a recent phenomenon, or whether it can be traced through history. Different approaches to human capital as well as technology are applied, and besides historical surveys are total factor productivity and...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Ljungberg, Jonas (Editor), Smits, Jan-Pieter (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2005.
Subjects:
Economics.
Development Economics.
Economic History.
History of Technology.
Development economics.
Economic history.
Technology > History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:One theme of this volume is whether the complementarity between technology and human capital is a recent phenomenon, or whether it can be traced through history. Different approaches to human capital as well as technology are applied, and besides historical surveys are total factor productivity and patent data employed. The studies deal with the Iberian peninsula, Scandinavia, and Canada, countries displaying different patterns in the international development.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (XIII, 239 pages)
ISBN:9780230523814
DOI:10.1057/9780230523814