Beyond the Market - Designing Nonmarket Accounts for the United States (Paperback)

The national income and product accounts that underlie gross domestic product (GDP), together with other key economic data?price and employment statistics? are widely used as indicators of how well the nation is doing. GDP, however, is focused on the production of goods and services sold in markets and reveals relatively little about important production in the home and other areas outside of markets. A set of satellite accounts?in areas such as health, education, volunteer and home production, and environmental improvement or pollution?would contribute to a better understanding of major issues related to economic growth and societal well-being. Beyond the Market: Designing Nonmarket Accounts for the United States hopes to encourage social scientists to make further efforts and contributions in the analysis of nonmarket activities and in corresponding data collection and accounting systems. The book illustrates new data sources and new ideas that have improved the prospects for progress. Table of Contents Front Matter Executive Summary 1 Introduction 2 Accounting and Data Foundations 3 Home Production 4 The Role of the Family in the Production of Human Capital 5 Education 6 Health 7 The Government and Private Nonprofit Sectors 8 The Environment References Appendix: Biographical Sketches of Panel Members and Staff Index

General

Imprint:	National Academies Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	2005
First published:	2005
Authors:	National Research Council • Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education • Committee on National Statistics • Panel to Study the Design of Nonmarket Accounts
Editors:	Christopher Mackie • Katharine G Abraham
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 14mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	224
ISBN-13:	978-0-309-09319-4
Categories:	Books > Business & Economics > Finance & accounting > Finance > General Books > Money & Finance > General
LSN:	0-309-09319-8
Barcode:	9780309093194

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