Working Papers

Prosperity, sustainability and the measurement of wealth

April 29, 2015

Kevin Mumford

Abstract

This paper takes a stocks rather than a flows approach to measuring national prosperity. It examines changes in capital stocks of different kinds in Asian economies, including produced capital, natural capital, human capital and inclusive wealth.

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