The changing wealth of nations measuring sustainable development in the new millennium.

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Imprint:Washington, D.C. : World Bank, 2011 (Boston, Mass. : Credo Reference, 2012.)
Description:1 online resource (26 entries) : 46 images, digital files.
Language:English
Series:Environment and development
Environment and development.
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/9845690
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Other authors / contributors:World Bank.
ISBN:9780821385548 (electronic)
9781780348711 (online)
9780821384886 (print)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references.
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Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Description based on title page of print version.
Summary:This book is about development and measuring development progress. While precise definitions may vary, development is, at heart, a process of building wealth, the produced, natural, human, and institutional capital which is the source of income and wellbeing. Divided into 2 major parts, coverage includes a big picture of changes in wealth by income group and geographic region as well as case studies in wealth accounting and how it is being implemented in various countries.
Other form:Print version: 0821384880 9780821384886 xvi, 221 p. : ill.