Human capital in economic growth and human capital in the developing process of Turkey

r 111 ABSTRACT HUMAN CAPITAL IN ECONOMIC GROWTH AND HUMAN CAPITAL IN THE DEVELOPING PROCESS OF TURKEY By M. Tuba Türker Department of Economics Anatolia University The Institude of Social Sciences September 2000 Consultant : Prof. Dr. Ergül HAN Human capital is described as the value of skills* which belong to individuals and acquired qualities. The developing of human capital benefits not only on the individual level but also on the general economy, Countries» like individuals can not realize their full potential without knowledge and skills. Investments such as education, house, health, nutrition and migration that is evolving individual's qualification and productivity is therefore among the most crucial actions to achieve rapid, efficient, equitable and sustainable development. It is obvious that it is necessary to training human power and investing labor capital. When we focus on that Turkey has a significant population and young people potential. In this matter, after explaining^ relation between economic growth and clarifying the place and importance of the human capital in economic theories, it is examined the evolving of the human capital accumulation during the development process in Turkey.