Where is the wealth of nations? : : measuring capital for the 21st century

• Pubblicazione: Washington, D.C. : , : The World Bank, , c2006
• Descrizione fisica: xx, 188 pages : illustrations ; ; 24 cm
• Disciplina: 338.9/27/015195
• Soggetto topico: Sustainable development - Econometric models; Wealth - Econometric models; Economic indicators; Environmental indicators; Saving and investment - Econometric models; Human capital - Econometric models
• Altri autori: HamiltonKirk <1951->
• Note generali: 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.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: TABLE OF CONTENTS; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Acronyms and Abbreviations; Looking for the Wealth of Nations-A Logical Map; Executive Summary; Part 1-Wealth Accounting; Chapter 1. Introduction: The Millennium Capital Assessment; Chapter 2. The Wealth Stock Estimates; Part 2-Changes in Wealth; Chapter 3. Recent Genuine Saving Estimates; Chapter 4. The Importance of Investing Resource Rents: A Hartwick Rule Counterfactual; Chapter 5. The Importance of Population Dynamics: Changes in Wealth per Capita; Chapter 6. Testing Genuine Saving; Part 3-Wealth, Production, and Development ; Chapter 7. Explaining the Intangible Capital Residual: The Role of Human Capital and Institutions Chapter 8. Wealth and Production; Part 4-International Experience; Chapter 9. Developing and Using Environmental Accounts; Appendixes: Sources and Methods; Appendix 1. Building the Wealth Estimates; Appendix 2. Wealth Estimates by Country, 2000; Appendix 3. Genuine Saving Estimates by Country, 2000; Appendix 4. Change in Wealth per Capita, 2000; References; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: 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
• Altri titoli varianti: Measuring capital for the 21st century
• Titolo autorizzato: Where is the wealth of nations?
• ISBN: 1-280-28224-X; 9786610282241; 0-8213-6355-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910783460703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: World Bank e-Library.