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INVESTING IN HUMAN CAPITAL FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN CHINA
edited by Gordon G Liu (Peking University, China), Shufang Zhang (Harvard University, USA) & Zongyi Zhang (Chongqing University, China)
This book is a reflection of the current research that explores the mechanism, dynamics and evidence of the impact of human capital on economic development and social well-being in modern China. Composed of keynote speeches and selected papers from The 2005 International Conference of the Chinese Economists Society (www.china-ces.org), it tracks the latest understanding and empirical evidence of the relationships amongst health, education and economic development in China. The book presents a broad spectrum of study topics covering human capital and economic growth; demand, attainment and disparity in both education and health; and investing in human capital and the economic and social returns in China. Distinguished contributors include Robert Fogel, Michael Grossman, Daniel Hamermesh, Gregory Chow and Dean Jamison.
Contents:
- Human Capital and Economic Growth:
- Why China is
Likely to Achieve Its Growth Objectives (R Fogel)
- The Contribution of Health and Education to Economic Growth in China (D Jamison et al.)
- Education: Demand, Attainment and Disparities:
- Demand for Education in China (G Chow & Y Shen)
- School Attainment and Cost of Education in Rural China (L Zhang et al.)
- Health: Demand, Attainment and Disparities:
- An Economic Analysis of Health Care in China (G Chow)
- A Theoretical Analysis for Chinese New Rural Cooperative Medical System (H Wang)
- Investing in Human Capital and Economic Return:
- The Relationship between Health and Schooling (M Grossman)
- Income Productivity in China: On the Role of Health (G G Liu et al.)
- Discrimination and Development: The Case of Beauty in China (D S Hamermesh et al.)
- and other papers
Readership: Economists and research scholars with interests in economics of
growth and development, human capital and social well-being; policy analysts and graduate students in the fields of public policy, economics, education, public health, demography and sociology.
| 350pp (approx.) |
Pub. date: Scheduled Spring 2009 |
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