Human resource or human capital is now being considered as an asset of an economy owing to its growing importance in the world.
Following features of human capital verifies that it is an important asset of an economy:
1) It is the people that put life to the big organizations. Various resources in an organization are utilized by human capital to derive its benefits.
2) Technology to handle various tasks in an economy is developed by its human capital.
3) Different economic decisions are made by humans in an economy.
4) Policies and schemes relating to growth and revival of an economy is made by it economists which are also of human capital of economy,
Above points clarify human resource to be an asset of an economy.