Abstract
In Slovenia, where I have done most of my theoretical interventions and activist work, theories of human capital are becoming an increasingly common reference in pedagogical works as well as in political documents outlining the plans for reforms of science and education. As part of a broader ideology of knowledge society, human-capital theories provide the ideological legitimisation of neoliberal trends in research and education policies. According to their main argument, which I will try to refute below, increased investment in human capital at both the social and the individual level increases the competitiveness of the economy as a whole as well as the employability and welfare of individuals.
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