Genuine saving as an indicator of sustainability

Handbook of Sustainable Development

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 292-306

  Hamilton, Kirk ^a   Bolt, Katharine ^b  

^a WORLD BANK   (United States)

^b UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME WORLD CONSERVATION MONITORING CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

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