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Author Mahmood, Syed Akhtar, author.

Title Privilege-resistant policies in the Middle East and North Africa : measurement and operational implications / Syed Akhtar Mahmood, Meriem Ait Ali Slimane
Published Washington, DC : World Bank Group, [2018]
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Description 1 online resource (xviii, 167 pages) : color illustrations
Series MENA development report
MENA development report.
Contents 1. Scope and motivation of the report -- 2. From concept to measurement : assessment of policy areas -- 3. From measurement to action -- Appendix A. Questionnaires to assess the privilege-resisitance of different policy areas -- Appendix B. Dynamics of change : a literature review -- Appendix C. Stimulating change for privilege-resistant policy making
Summary 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 economic health and prospects for the future. Wealth accounts allow countries to take stock of their assets to monitor the sustainability of development, an urgent concern today for all countries. This publication covers national wealth for 141 countries over 20 years (1995-2014) as the sum of produced capital, 19 types of natural capital, net foreign assets, and human capital overall as well as by gender and type of employment. Great progress has been made in estimating wealth since the first volume, Where Is the Wealth of Nations? Measuring Capital for the 21st Century, was published in 2006. New data substantially improve estimates of natural capital, and, for the first time, human capital is measured by using household surveys to estimate lifetime earnings. This publication begins with a review of global and regional trends in wealth over the past two decades and provides examples of how wealth accounts can be used for the analysis of development patterns. Several chapters discuss the new work on human capital and its application in development policy. The book then tackles elements of natural capital that are not yet fully incorporated in the wealth accounts: air pollution, marine fisheries, and ecosystems. This book targets policy makers but will engage anyone committed to building a sustainable future for the planet
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references
Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed April 20, 2018)
Subject Sustainable development -- Middle East -- Econometric models
Sustainable development -- Africa, North -- Econometric models
Wealth -- Middle East -- Econometric models
Wealth -- Africa, North -- Econometric models
Economic indicators -- Middle East
Economic indicators -- Africa, North
Environmental indicators -- Middle East
Environmental indicators -- Africa, North
Human capital -- Middle East -- Econometric models
Human capital -- Africa, North -- Econometric models
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- General.
Economic indicators
Environmental indicators
Human capital -- Econometric models
Sustainable development -- Econometric models
Wealth -- Econometric models
North Africa
Middle East
Form Electronic book
Author Ait Ali Slimane, Meriem, author
ISBN 9781464812088
146481208X
1464812071
9781464812071