Chapter 6: Productivity and Human Capital
Please complete the following questions using examples from the text.
1.What’s so important about Human Capital?
2.The author discusses the symptom of being poor, and the illness of being poor. What does the author mean? Do you agree with him? Explain.
3.How does the poverty line right now compare to 100 years ago?
4.Evaluate the statement from page 143, “we should not be worried about the gap between the rich and the poor so long as everyone is living better.”
5.Explain the fallacy of poverty of developing countries where "people are poor because they have rapid population growth".
6.After reading this chapter of the book, do you think that Bill Gates should be richer than you?
7.Identify any similarities or differences between the film and chapter.
8.What did you find most interesting and explain why.
9.How does this chapter relate to your decision of a future career path?
10.List questions or any concept you found confusing.