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Where is the wealth of nations? : measuring capital for the 21st century.
The book presents estimates of total wealth for nearly 120 countries, using economic theory to decompose the wealth of a nation into its component pieces: produced capital, natural resources and human resources. The wealth estimates provide a unique opportunity to look at economic management from a...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Washington, D.C. :
World Bank,
©2006.
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| Colección: | World Bank e-Library.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | The book presents estimates of total wealth for nearly 120 countries, using economic theory to decompose the wealth of a nation into its component pieces: produced capital, natural resources and human resources. The wealth estimates provide a unique opportunity to look at economic management from a broader and comprehensive perspective. The book's basic tenet is that economic development can be conceived as a process of portfolio management, so that sustainability becomes an integral part of economic policy making. The rigorous analysis, presented in accessible format, tackles issues such as g. |
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| Notas: | "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. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xx, 188 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-180) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0821363557 9780821363553 0821363549 9780821363546 9786610282241 6610282242 |