Historical wealth accounts for Britain: Progress and puzzles in measuring the sustainability of economic growth

Oxford Review of Economic Policy

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 44-69

  McLaughlin, Eoin ^a   Hanley, Nick ^b   Greasley, David ^a   Kunnas, Jan ^b   Oxley, Les ^c   Warde, Paul ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

British economic history; Comprehensive wealth; Genuine savings; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC GROWTH; ECONOMIC HISTORY; HUMAN CAPITAL; INVESTMENT; NATURAL CAPITAL; SAVINGS; SUSTAINABILITY;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84901488710     PISSN: 0266903X     EISSN: 14602121     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxrep/gru002     Document Type: Article

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