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I take as the principal purpose of this assignment the identification of the frontier aspects of current policy problems of this general topic, both in terms of nations that have achieved a high degree of industrialisation and nations that are pursuing that goal.
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Perlman, M. (1983). Human Resources and Population Growth. In: Streeten, P., Maier, H. (eds) Human Resources, Employment and Development Volume 2: Concepts, Measurement and Long-Run Perspective. International Economic Association Series. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-17203-0_7
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