Human, natural, and physical capital assets are a country's main resources for growth and welfare improvements. Their distribution, growth and productivity largely determine people's income and welfare. The poor rely on human and natural capital in addition to physical capital, so the...

Intro -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- The Report Team -- Overview -- A Mixed Development Record -- Assets, Growth, and Welfare -- Improving the Distribution of Opportunities -- Sustaining Natural Capital -- Dealing with Global Financial Risks -- Governance and Anticorruption -- Seizing the...