The history of national accounting

Frits Bos ()

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Abstract: At present, the national accounts in most countries are compiled on the basis of concepts and classifications in international guidelines. In this paper, we trace the roots of these guidelines, compare the subsequent quidelines and discuss also alternative accounting systems like extended accounts and SAMs.

Keywords: measurement in economics; national accounts; history of economics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: B0 E6 C8 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1992

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