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 --...

Women's earnings are a fraction of male's earnings in several African countries. It is tempting to conclude that this wage gap is a sign of discrimination against women in the labor market. Yet this book uses new datasets to show that the gap is not simply the result of discrimination in the...