Problem
Waste of human resources
Experimental visualization of narrower problems
Other Names:
Unproductive use of human resourcesWastage of human capital
Under-investment in immaterial resources
Erosion of human capital
Loss of human resources
Incidence:
Human resources are wasted under the capitalist system because of its basic motivation for profit rather than social welfare. The major profits of production return to the non-productive section of society - the artificially created property-owner class, the bourgeoisie. The proletariat, unable to acquire property, are denied self-development and therefore remain dependent wage-earners. With developments in science and technology, machines begin to take over the role of human labour, which is found to be too expensive in the quest for ever higher profits.
Narrower Problems:
Wasted woman powerOver-qualificationEndangered culturesEducational wastageUnproductive workersGovernment trainee drainLack of programmes for dropoutsLow plant investment per workerUnderutilization of human resourcesUnderutilization of intellectual abilityDisruptive migration of trained personnelCounterproductive capitalist investment financingDisengagement of citizens from community activities Aggravates:
Community under-fulfilment Strategies:
Substituting capital for resourcesIncreasing productivity of use of human resourcesEroding human capitalPreserving human resources Subject(s):
Commerce → InvestmentEconomics → Productivity
Resources → Resources
Social Activity → Human resources
Societal Problems → Waste
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
C: Cross-sectoral problems Date of last update
04.10.2020 – 22:48 CEST