Ｇ．Ｓ．ベッカー、Ｊ．ミンサー、Ｔ．Ｗ．シュルツ、Ｋ．アローら著名学者による初期の論考から、社会科学全体で議論を呼ぶ近年の動向、種々のトピックの展開までを捉えたコレクション。Contents - Part I: Early Contributions on Human Capital. Part II: The Modern Foundations of Human-Capital Research. Part III: Debating the link between Education and Earnings. Part IV: Studying the Returns to Education. Part V: Human Capital and the Labour Market. Part VI: Macro Effects of Human Capital. Part VII: The Social Relevance of Human Capital.