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1007499
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b761869
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Where is the wealth of nations? : : measuring capital for the 21st century.
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| Publication Statement
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Washington, D.C. :: World Bank,, ©2006.
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1 online resource (xx, 188 pages) :: illustrations
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| ISBN
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0821363549
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: 0821363557
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0821363549
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9780821363546
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| Notes
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"Written by a team including Kirk Hamilton [and others]"--Page viii.
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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.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-180) and index.
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| Contents
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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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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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Economic indicators.
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Environmental indicators.
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Human capital-- Econometric models.
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Saving and investment-- Econometric models.
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Sustainable development-- Econometric models.
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Wealth-- Econometric models.
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Développement durable-- Modèles économétriques.
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Épargne-- Modèles économétriques.
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Indicateurs écologiques.
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Indicateurs économiques.
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Investissement-- Modèles économétriques.
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Ressources humaines-- Modèles économétriques.
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Richesse-- Modèles économétriques.
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BUSINESS ECONOMICS-- Development-- Sustainable Development.
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BUSINESS ECONOMICS-- Environmental Economics.
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Développement durable.
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Economic indicators.
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Environmental indicators.
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Épargne.
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Human capital-- Econometric models.
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Indicateur économique.
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Investissement.
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Modèle économétrique.
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Nachhaltigkeit
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Ressources humaines.
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Richesse.
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Saving and investment-- Econometric models.
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Sustainable development-- Econometric models.
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Umweltindikator
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Wealth-- Econometric models.
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Wirtschaftsindikator
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| Dewey Classification
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338.9/27/015195
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| LC Classification
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HC79.E5W48 2006
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83.63bcl
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QC 347rvk
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QI 200rvk
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| Added Entry
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Hamilton, Kirk,1951-
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World Bank.
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| Parallel Title
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Measuring capital for the 21st century
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