Where Is the Wealth of Nations?

Abstract

With this volume, Where Is the Wealth of Nations? the World Bank publishes what could be termed the millennium capital assessment: monetary estimates of the range of assets—produced, natural, and intangible—upon which development depends. While important gaps remain, this comprehensive snapshot of wealth for 120 countries at the turn of the millennium aims to deepen our understanding of the linkages between development outcomes and the level and composition of wealth.