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Description	xx, 188 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Note	"Written by a team including Kirk Hamilton [and others]"--Page 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.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-180) and index.
Contents	The Millennium capital assessment -- The wealth stock estimates -- Recent genuine saving estimates -- The importance of investing resource rents: a Hartwick Rule counterfactual -- The importance of population dynamics: changes in wealth per capita -- Testing genuine saving -- Explaining the intangible capital residual: the role of human capital and institutions -- Wealth and production -- Developing and using environmental accounts.
Summary	"This book describes estimates of wealth and its components for nearly 120 countries. It regards economic policy as a process of portfolio management in which the assets are produced capital, natural resources, and human resources. In this framework, sustainability is an integral part of economic policy making. The rigorous analysis, presented in accessible format, identifies the conditions for sustainable growth and development, providing a useful yardstick for policymakers."--Jacket.
Credits	"Written by a team including Kirk Hamilton [and others]"--Page viii.
Subject	Sustainable development -- Econometric models.
	Wealth -- Econometric models.
	Economic indicators.
	Environmental indicators.
	Saving and investment -- Econometric models.
	Human capital -- Econometric models.
	Conditions économiques.
	Indicateurs économiques.
	Développement économique et social.
	Développement durable.
	Capital humain.
	Pays en développement.
	Analyse économique.
	Modèles économétriques.
	Economic indicators. (OCoLC)fst00901996
	Environmental indicators. (OCoLC)fst00913102
	Human capital -- Econometric models. (OCoLC)fst00962883
	Saving and investment -- Econometric models. (OCoLC)fst01105962
	Sustainable development -- Econometric models. (OCoLC)fst01139737
	Wealth -- Econometric models. (OCoLC)fst01172976
	Nachhaltigkeit (DE-588)4326464-5
	Umweltindikator (DE-588)4201889-4
	Wirtschaftsindikator (DE-588)4249243-9
	Développement durable.
	Épargne.
	Indicateur économique.
	Investissement.
	Modèle économétrique.
	Ressources humaines.
	Richesse.
	Kinh tế.
	Thế giới.
Genre/Form	Statistiques (Descripteur de forme)
Added Author	Hamilton, Kirk, 1951-
	World Bank.
Added Title	Measuring capital for the 21st century
	Expanding the measure of wealth.
Other Form:	Online version: Where is the wealth of nations? Washington, D.C. : World Bank, ©2006 (OCoLC)654952843
ISBN	0821363549
	9780821363546
	0812363557 (e-book)
	0821363557
	9780821363553
Standard No.	9780821363546

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