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...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Corporate Author: World Bank
Other Authors: Hamilton, Kirk, 1951-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Washington, D.C. : World Bank, ©2006.
Series:World Bank e-Library.
Subjects:
Sustainable development > Econometric models.
Wealth > Econometric models.
Economic indicators.
Environmental indicators.
Saving and investment > Econometric models.
Human capital > Econometric models.
Développement durable > Modèles économétriques.
Richesse > Modèles économétriques.
Indicateurs économiques.
Indicateurs écologiques.
Épargne > Modèles économétriques.
Investissement > Modèles économétriques.
Ressources humaines > Modèles économétriques.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Development > Sustainable Development.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Environmental Economics.
Economic indicators
Environmental indicators
Human capital > Econometric models
Saving and investment > Econometric models
Sustainable development > Econometric models
Wealth > Econometric models
Nachhaltigkeit
Umweltindikator
Wirtschaftsindikator
Développement durable.
Épargne.
Indicateur économique.
Investissement.
Modèle économétrique.
Ressources humaines.
Richesse.
Statistiques (Descripteur de forme)
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of 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.

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