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BOLIVAR ESPINOZA, Gardy Augusto  y  CALOCA OSORIO, Óscar Rogelio. Converging social and human capital: Irregular settlements of Milpa Alta. Polis [online]. 2012, vol.11, n.33, pp.293-322. ISSN 0718-6568.  http://dx.doi.org/10.4067/S0718-65682012000300015.

Social capital, although born as a category of classical politicaleconomy and, in particular, used by Karl Marx, is presented in its contemporary versionby combining models of physical capital and human capital in the context of the theoryof welfare economics. In the first part of this article the conceptual aspect is presentedand on the second part the human capital is presented in a Convergence growth model.The average levels of schooling in informal settlements in the Milpa Alta delegation inMexico City between 2000-2005 are considered, and rates are projected up to 2020,which maintain convergence results obtained in the model for 2000-2005, demonstratingthe relationship between value, work, education and growth.

Palabras clave : Social and human capital; Convergence; irregular settlements.

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