Mauritania : counting on natural wealth for a sustainable future (English)

A data set of key macro-sustainability indicators, constructed after several fact-finding missions, and World Bank methodologies on estimating wealth accounting are used to study Mauritania's wealth, which is estimated to be between USD50 and USD60 billion. The country's produced wealth represents roughly 12 percent of total wealth, much less than in lower-middle-income countries; by contrast, natural wealth represents approximately 45 percent of...

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Mele,Gianluca;
Document Date
2014/05/01
Document Type
Policy Research Working Paper
Report Number
WPS6887
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Mauritania,
Region
Western and Central Africa,
Disclosure Date
2014/05/01
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
Doc Name
Mauritania : counting on natural wealth for a sustainable future
Keywords
natural capital

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Mele,Gianluca.

Mauritania : counting on natural wealth for a sustainable future (English). Policy Research working paper|no. WPS 6887 Washington, DC: World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/434581468283141354

Mauritania : counting on natural wealth for a sustainable future (English)

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