The World Bank: Measuring Wealth to Track Sustainability

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The World Bank released a new edition of the World Bank's Little Green Data Book on World Environment Day, 5th June, 2014. It includes a new indicator called change in wealth per capita. This new indicator compares more than 200 countries.

Source: Measuring Wealth to Track Sustainability
http://www.worldbank.org/en/news/feature/2014/06/05/measuring-wealth-to-track-sustainability

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