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.
Subject:	Economic indicators. Sustainable development. Economic indicators. Sustainable development. Electronic books.
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. Access restricted to authorized users and institutions. 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.

Table of Contents:

Changes in wealth, 1995 to 2005. Introduction and main findings : The changing wealth of nations
Wealth and changes in wealth, 1995-2005
Changes in natural capital : decomposing price and quantity effects
A Deeper Look at Wealth. Wealth accounting in the greenhouse
Intangible capital and development
Human capital and economic growth in China
Linking governance to economic consequences in resource-rich economies : EITI and wealth accounting
Country experiences with wealth accounting
Appendixes.

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