{"product_id":"9781557863195","title":"Origins of Increasing Returns","description":"\u003ch1\u003eOrigins of Increasing Returns\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eTheodore W. Schultz\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eBusiness \u0026amp; Economics \/ Economics \/ Theory\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eORIGINS OF INCREASING RETURNS\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003eNobel Laureate Theodore W.Schultz has made highly important contributions to the fields of agriculture and natural resource economics, and to human capital theory. This is the second of two volumes which encompass and combine the passions and interests of this eminent economist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eOrigins of Increasing Returns\u003c\/i\u003e is mainly devoted to investments in specialized forms of capital, consisting in large part of human capital that produce increasing rates. The resulting tensions between politics and economics are critically examined.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTheodore W. Schultz\u003c\/b\u003e is Charles L. Hutchinson Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus at the University of Chicago. His Nobel Prize for Economics was received in 1979 for his “pioneering research into economic development ... with particular consideration of the problems of developing countries.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe is the author of numerous books and articles including \u003ci\u003eRestoring Economic Equilibrium\u003c\/i\u003e (Blackwell, 1990) and \u003ci\u003eThe Economics of Being Poor\u003c\/i\u003e (1993).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e15 December 1993\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781557863195\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e327\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e24.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44315485569164,"sku":"9781557863195","price":134.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781557863195.jpg?v=1780113995","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781557863195","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}