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”human capital theories”, written by Gary Becker in 1964 is regarded as one of the classic works in economics. This paper will illustrate the contents and analyze the characteristics of this book after introducing the writer’s life and experience. It’s academic and referential value will be discussed as well.
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Na, L. (2012). An Introduction on Gary Becker’s “Human Capital Theories”. In: Zhu, M. (eds) Business, Economics, Financial Sciences, and Management. Advances in Intelligent and Soft Computing, vol 143. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-27966-9_60
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