Countries regularly track gross domestic product (GDP) as an indicator of their economic progress, but not wealth—the assets such as infrastructure, forests, minerals, and human capital that produce GDP. In contrast, corporations routinely report on both their income and assets to assess their...

Countries regularly track gross domestic product (GDP) as an indicator of their economic progress, but not wealth-the assets such as infrastructure, forests, minerals, and human capital that produce GDP. In contrast, corporations routinely report on both their income and assets to assess their...

"Countries regularly track gross domestic product (GDP) as an indicator of their economic progress, but not wealth the assets such as infrastructure, forests, minerals, and human capital that produce GDP. In contrast, corporations routinely report on both their income and assets to assess their...

Front Cover -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Executive Summary -- Key Findings -- Why Should We Measure Wealth? -- What Is New in This Version of The Changing Wealth of Nations? -- Global and Regional Trends from 1995 to 2014 -- Natural Capital and Development --...