Gary S. Becker (1930–2014)

this is an interesting look at the family from an economoic point of view. the narrative isn't really a narrative, and one has to be able to translate equations into the point, as Becker doesn't really present us with his conclusion. If you can do that, though, this volume provides a wonderful amount of food for thought on how we think about the family and how a family actually works (or doesn't).

Pubblicato nel 1964 (anche se rivisto e integrato fino al 1993) è uno dei primi casi in cui l'espressione "capitale umano" è stata trattata compiutamente, analizzando con strumenti economici l'incidenza dell'investimento in acculturazione personale sul guadagno economico. Va tenuto presente che si tratta di un testo squisitamente economico, che non solo potrebbe risultare indigesto per molti ma anche suonare a tratti troppo teorico o distante (per la situazione che analizza e per gli anni show more in cui si muove) e in ogni caso lontano dai modi più "light" in cui successivamente il capitale umano è stato trattato. show less

Collects several of Becker's classic papers. "Irrational Behavior and Economic Theory" is a personal favorite.

This McGraw-Hill publication printed by a firm called Quebecor has the most unreadable text I have seen in a book. Not only are parts of nearly every letter missing, but the ink has also bled into hairy additions. That it has been printed on recycled paper may have been part of the problem, as is surely the choice of font (Cochin), but I suspect my copy was one of the later ones in a printing batch that was too large.
Getting a badly printed book is of course a risk one takes when buying on show more the net. And as one does not know for sure whether the copy one has received is really worse than other copies one is reluctant to demand a refund. Prospective buyers of this book should try to make sure they get a copy that is actually readable. show less