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Sustaining economic welfare : estimating changes in per capita wealth / Kirk Hamilton.
World Bank Open Knowledge Repository (formerly "World Bank E-Library Publications") Available online
View online- Format:
- Book
- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- Hamilton, Kirk, 1951-
- Series:
- Policy research working papers ; 2498.
- World Bank e-Library.
- Policy research working paper ; 2498
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Population--Econometric models.
- Population.
- Saving and investment--Econometric models.
- Saving and investment.
- Sustainable development--Econometric models.
- Sustainable development.
- Wealth--Econometric models.
- Wealth.
- Other Title:
- Policy research working paper vol. 2498
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, DC : World Bank, Environment Department, Office of the Director, [2000]
- System Details:
- data file
- Summary:
- With the notable exception of China, in most countries with below-median per capita income the growth rate of the population is greater than that of total wealth. This trend is ultimately unsustainable. For many of these countries, policies for sustainability will require both boosting savings and slowing population growth.
- Notes:
- "November 2000"--Cover.
- Title from title screen as viewed on Oct. 01, 2002.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 27-28).
- Publisher Number:
- 10.1596/1813-9450-2498
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