The Changing Wealth of Nations 2018: Building a Sustainable Future 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.

Table of Contents

• Boxes
• Figures
• Maps
• Tables
• 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
• Human Capital: Driver of Development
• Organization of the Book
• Summing Up
• References
• Chapter 1. Estimating the Wealth of Nations
• Main Messages
• Complementary Measures: GDP and National Wealth
• How We Measure Wealth
• Wealth, Adjusted Net Saving, and Sustainability
• The Role of Institutions, Governance, and Social Capital
• A Roadmap for the Book
• Summing Up and Future Research
• Annex 1A: Changes in Methodology and Data Sources for the Wealth Accounts
• References
• Chapter 2. Richer or Poorer? Global and Regional Trends in Wealth from 1995 to 2014
• Main Messages
• Introduction
• Trends in Global Wealth
• Regional Trends in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
• Convergence in the Wealth of Nations
• Savings and Changes in National Wealth
• Conclusion
• Annex 2A: Countries Classified by Income Group and Region
• Annex 2B: Regional Trends in Adjusted Net Saving
• References
• Chapter 3. Wealth Accounts, Adjusted Net Saving, and Diversified Development in Resource-Rich African Countries
• Main Messages
• Introduction
• Two Approaches to Measuring Investments and Sustainability
• Trends in ANS in Sub-Saharan Africa
• Comparing Adjusted Net Saving and Changes in Wealth
• Case Studies: Ghana and Niger
• Conclusion
• References
• Chapter 4. Expanding Measures of Productivity to Include Natural Capital
• Main Messages
• Introduction
• Recent Work on MFP Growth by the OECD
• Growth Accounting for Measuring MFP Growth
• Empirical Applications to Selected Petroleum Producers
• Conclusions
• Annex 4A: Understanding How Including Natural Resources as Factors of Production Affects the MFP Calculation
• References
• Chapter 5. The Carbon Wealth of Nations: From Rents to Risks
• Main Messages
• Introduction
• Carbon Wealth of Nations
• Carbon Risk
• Four Challenges for Carbon-Rich Nations
• Conclusion
• References
• Chapter 6. Human Capital and the Wealth of Nations: Global Estimates and Trends
• Main Messages
• Introduction
• Measuring Human Capital Wealth
• Estimates of Human Capital Wealth
• Conclusion
• References
• Chapter 7. Gains in Human Capital Wealth: What Growth Models Tell Us
• Main Messages
• Introduction
• Measures of Human Capital Wealth
• Convergence in Human Capital Wealth?
• Modeling Human Capital Wealth Per Capita
• Summary Statistics
• Estimation Results
• Conclusion
• References
• Chapter 8. Intangible Capital as the Engine for Development in Morocco
• Main Messages
• Introduction
• Trends in Morocco's Wealth
• Morocco 2040: Building Human Capital
• Morocco 2040: Institutions and Governance
• Conclusion
• References
• Chapter 9. Air Pollution: Impact on Human Health and Wealth
• Main Messages
• Introduction
• Air Pollution Incidence and Impact across the Globe
• The Economic Costs of Air Pollution
• Recommendations for the Way Forward: Improving the Measure of Pollution Losses for Human Capital
• Annex 9A: Valuing the Cost of Air Pollution in the Adjusted Net Saving Indicator
• References
• Chapter 10. Subsidies Reduce Marine Fisheries Wealth
• Main Messages
• Introduction
• State of Global Marine Fisheries
• Annex 10A: Maximum Sustainable Yield, Maximum Economic Yield, and How Subsidies Can Create Negative Rents
• References
• Chapter 11. Remote Sensing and Modeling to Fill the Gap in “Missing” Natural Capital
• Main Messages
• Introduction
• Biophysical Quantification of Ecosystem Services
• Guidelines for Data and Models in Supporting Wealth Accounting for Natural Capital
• Economic Valuation for Wealth Accounting
• References
• Appendix A. Summary of Methodology and Data Sources
• Total Wealth
• Natural Capital
• Produced Capital
• Net Foreign Assets
• Human Capital
• Adjusted Net Saving
• References
• Appendix B. Per Capita Wealth for 2014