Investing in Human Capital

Author Miguel Palacios Lleras dedicates his book, "To those whose financial situation does not allow them to develop their full potential." Then he offers several creative proposals to make it easier for students to obtain financing for higher education. At first blush, his concept of paying for an education loan by signing away part of future earnings sounds like a modern-day form of indentured servitude. But with tuition skyrocketing and knowledge becoming more central to every facet of society, including worthwhile employment, alternative methods of financing are increasingly necessary. Perhaps this book, with its rather daring notions of human capital contracts and capital options, has some answers. Much of it is dedicated to a fundamentally sound analysis of the cost-benefit economics of education and the risk management measures required to make these ideas a reality. While it is not exactly a book you would read at the beach, getAbstract.com strongly recommends this to academic counselors, loan officers, administrators and government officials who fight daily battles to foster a more educated workforce.