Where is the wealth of nations? : measuring capital for the 21st century.

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Bibliographic Details
Imprint:	Washington, D.C. : The World Bank, c2006.
Description:	xx, 188 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Sustainable development -- Econometric models. Wealth -- Econometric models. Economic indicators. Environmental indicators. Saving and investment -- Econometric models. Human capital -- Econometric models. Economic indicators. Environmental indicators. Human capital -- Econometric models. Saving and investment -- Econometric models. Sustainable development -- Econometric models. Wealth -- Econometric models.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5843436

Hidden Bibliographic Details
Varying Form of Title:	Measuring capital for the 21st century
Other uniform titles:	Expanding the measure of wealth.
Other authors / contributors:	Hamilton, Kirk, 1951- World Bank.
ISBN:	0821363549
Notes:	"Written by a team including Kirk Hamilton ... [et al.]"--P. viii. Extends and expands the work done in Expanding the measure of wealth (World Bank, 1997) to provide a comprehensive snapshot of wealth for 120 countries at the turn of the millennium. Includes bibliographical references (p. [173]-180) and index.

Table of Contents:

Ch. 1. Introduction : the millennium capital assessment
Ch. 2. The wealth stock estimates
Ch. 3. Recent genuine saving estimates
Ch. 4. The importance of investing resource rents : a Hartwick rule counterfactual
Ch. 5. The importance of population dynamics : changes in wealth per capita
Ch. 6. Testing genuine saving
Ch. 7. Explaining the intangible capital residual : the role of human capital and institutions
Ch. 8. Wealth and production
Ch. 9. Developing and using environmental accounts
App. 1. Building the wealth estimates
App. 2. Wealth estimates by country, 2000
App. 3. Genuine saving estimates by country, 2000
App. 4. Change in wealth per capita, 2000.

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