 The Whys and Wherefores of Human ResourcesJ. L. Nicholson
Chapter 9 in Human Resources, Employment and Development Volume 2: Concepts, Measurement and Long-Run Perspective, 1983, pp 198-208 from Palgrave Macmillan Abstract: Abstract The very phrase, ‘human resources’, has gradually crept into use in recent years without anyone having consciously decided that it describes an identifiable economic category which can serve as a useful tool in economic analysis or economic prescription. Like the popular shoulder-bags which are used by different people for a wide variety of purposes, it does not have a precisely definable and universally recognised function. It can carry different connotations, depending partly on the subject matter under discussion, and partly on the views and preferences both of the user and of his audience at the time. The phrase does not seem to be either particularly fashionable or particularly unfashionable with any one school of thought. Nor is it clear exactly where or when it crept into use, or what its relationship is to the general development of economic thought. In short, its pedigree is somewhat obscure. Keywords: Human Resource; Labour Force; Gross Domestic Product; Normal Life Span; Current Earning (search for similar items in EconPapers) There are no downloads for this item, see the EconPapers FAQ for hints about obtaining it. Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:pal:intecp:978-1-349-17203-0_9 Ordering information: This item can be ordered from DOI: 10.1007/978-1-349-17203-0_9 Access Statistics for this chapter More chapters in International Economic Association Series from Palgrave Macmillan |
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