Social Accounting for Industrial and Transition Economies
Subtitle: Economy-Wide Models for Analysis and Policy
Publisher: Ashgate Pub Ltd
Published: September 2002
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 201
ISBN-13: 9780754609629
Subjects: Social accounting; International - Economics; Economic conditions; Business & Economics; Business/Economics; National income; Economic statistics; Transitional economies; Accounting; Europe, Eastern; European Union countries
Description: "This comprehensive treatment of the use and applications of the social accounting matrix examines the experience of industrial and transition economies, including EU and Central European countries, Russia and China. S.I. Cohen shows how the social accounting matrix provides a comprehensive framework for the tabulation and analysis of national statistics and how it can assist in developing economic policy. Key aspects of the approach are demonstrated in dealing with a wide range of economic and social issues. This valuable reference will be an essential addition to the bookshelves of researchers, instructors, policy makers, scholars and libraries."--Jacket.