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Record Nr.

UNINA9910966805903321

Titolo

Beyond the market : designing nonmarket accounts for the United States / / Katharine G. Abraham and Christopher Mackie, editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, DC, : National Academies Press, 2005

ISBN

9786610173778

9780309165402

0309165407

9781280173776

1280173777

9780309545921

0309545927

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (224 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

AbrahamKatharine G

MackieChristopher D

Disciplina

339.373

Soggetti

Accounting - United States

Social accounting - United States

National income - Accounting

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

FrontMatter -- Preface -- Contents -- 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.

Sommario/riassunto

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.