Caring for Human Capital: Some Issues in a Historical Perspective

Name: Caring for Human Capital: Some Issues in a Historical Perspective
Brand: Vita e Pensiero
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Article

Magazine

RIVISTA INTERNAZIONALE DI SCIENZE SOCIALI

Issue

RIVISTA INTERNAZIONALE DI SCIENZE SOCIALI - 2024 - 2. A special issue on “Working out of poverty”

Title

Caring for Human Capital: Some Issues in a Historical Perspective

Authors

Nicola Martinelli, Luigi Alberto Benincaso, Andrea Maria Locatelli

Publisher

Vita e Pensiero

Format

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Pages

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06-2024

Doi

10.26350/000518_000134

Issn

0035-676X (print) | 1827-7918 (digital)

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Description

This article uses the historical method to analyse three case studies of support initiatives for individuals transitioning out of marginalization that were implemented in different contexts and periods. The first analysis concerns a case of ‘proto-microcredit’ in the province of Bergamo at the end of the 19th century. The second examines a path of support through school-work integration in post-war Milan. Finally, the third discusses a development cooperation project initiated in Central America at the beginning of the 2000s. The analogies between these very different initiatives highlight common underlying elements, allowing us to uncover the constraints and opportunities that characterize them. Moreover, the comparison highlights the influence exerted by the broader context in determining the outcome of these projects of emancipation. These are issues that can also raise questions for those currently designing similar pathways to help people escape poverty.

keywords

education, social credit, development, marginality, welfare.

Authors biography

Andrea Maria Locatelli, Department of History of Economics, Society and Territorial Sciences - Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Milan. E-mail: andreamaria.locatelli@unicatt.it.
Nicola Martinelli, Department of History of Economics, Society and Territorial Sciences - Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Milan. E-mail: nicola.martinelli@unicatt.it.
Luigi Alberto Benincaso, Department of History of Economics, Society and Territorial Sciences - Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Milan. E-mail: luigialberto.benincaso@unicatt.it.