Understanding National Accounts : an OECD Manual.

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This manual explains what GDP and GNI and their components are, and what they mean. It shows how they are used and what they are used for. And it uses practical examples and exercises to clearly explain these notions. This manual approaches national accounts from a truly global perspective. Special chapters are dedicated to international comparisons as well as to the national systems used in major economies such as USA, China and India. The opening chapter shows how national accounting concepts relate to macroeconomics. The book goes on to systematically deal with volume and prices, internatio.  Read more... Preface Table of contents Chapter 1 THE ESSENTIALMACROECONOMIC AGGREGATES Chapter 2 DISTINGUISHING BETWEENVOLUME AND PRICE INCREASES Chapter 3 INTERNATIONAL COMPARISONS Chapter 4 PRODUCTION: WHAT IT INCLUDESAND EXCLUDES Chapter 5 DEFINING FINAL USES OF GDP Chapter 6 THE HOUSEHOLD ACCOUNT Chapter 7 BUSINESS ACCOUNTS Chapter 8 THE FINANCIAL AND BALANCESHEET ACCOUNTS Chapter 9 THE GENERAL GOVERNMENTACCOUNT Chapter 10 THE INPUT-OUTPUT TABLEAND INTEGRATED ECONOMICACCOUNTS Chapter 11 THE NATIONAL ACCOUNTSMACHINERY: COMPILATIONAND REPORTING. Chapter 12 THE NATIONAL INCOMEAND PRODUCT ACCOUNTSOF THE UNITED STATES (NIPA)Chapter 13 CHINA'S NATIONAL ACCOUNTS Chapter 14 INDIA'S NATIONAL ACCOUNTS Chapter 15 INTERNATIONAL SYSTEMS OFNATIONAL ACCOUNTS:PAST AND FUTURE INDEX GLOSSARY.