Social Accounting Systems

Author : Louis Filler
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 237 pages
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Release : 2017-07-05
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781351490696

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Social accounting grew up as a result of the desire to bring together in a meaningful and comprehensive manner all the available observed facts on the economic and financial activity of a nation. Three social accounting systems of flow have been developed during the last three decades. Each of these systems has been constructed separately and independently. The framework of each system is constructed to tackle specific aspects of the national economy. It is also designed in a manner, which helps in framing policies for future activity. The aim of this book is mainly to describe the anatomy of these three social accounting systems and compare their structures. Some attention is also given to a comparison of the systems in actual use by some industrially developed countries, including the centralized economies. The problem of integrating the three systems is also cursorily treated. The student of economics, and the economist in the service of industry, private or public, will obtain from this book a picture of the concepts and: definitions used in social accounting; the book also describes how each system is constructed, and which economic study or analysis it can best serve. Another valuable feature is the comparison the author makes of the national accounts system with the Russian "Natsional'ny Dokhod." In this far-reaching and complex work, the author has brought together the fruits of his very extensive studies into the social accounting methods of many nations, and he goes beyond the analysis of existing systems to suggest ways of tackling the problems of integrating the three main systems into one. Dr. Yanovsky is at present senior economist in the State Comptroller's Office in Israel. He studied economics in the Universities of Chicago and Manchester (where he obtained his doctorate at the Department of Economics and Social Studies in 1963). It was from a thesis he wrote while in Manchester that he drew the inspiration, and much of the material, for

Author : M. Yanovsky
Publisher : Transaction Publishers
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2024-06-23
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780202368924

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Social accounting grew up as a result of the desire to bring together in a meaningful and comprehensive manner all the available observed facts on the economic and financial activity of a nation. Three social accounting systems of flow have been developed during the last three decades. Each of these systems has been constructed separately and independently. The framework of each system is constructed to tackle specific aspects of the national economy. It is also designed in a manner, which helps in framing policies for future activity. The aim of this book is mainly to describe the anatomy of these three social accounting systems and compare their structures. Some attention is also given to a comparison of the systems in actual use by some industrially developed countries, including the centralized economies. The problem of integrating the three systems is also cursorily treated. The student of economics, and the economist in the service of industry, private or public, will obtain from this book a picture of the concepts and: definitions used in social accounting; the book also describes how each system is constructed, and which economic study or analysis it can best serve. Another valuable feature is the comparison the author makes of the national accounts system with the Russian "Natsional'ny Dokhod." In this far-reaching and complex work, the author has brought together the fruits of his very extensive studies into the social accounting methods of many nations, and he goes beyond the analysis of existing systems to suggest ways of tackling the problems of integrating the three main systems into one. Dr. Yanovsky is at present senior economist in the State Comptroller's Office in Israel. He studied economics in the Universities of Chicago and Manchester (where he obtained his doctorate at the Department of Economics and Social Studies in 1963). It was from a thesis he wrote while in Manchester that he drew the inspiration, and much of the material, for this book.

Author : F. Thomas Juster,Kenneth C Land
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 506 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2013-09-03
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781483274119

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Social Accounting Systems by F. Thomas Juster,Kenneth C Land Pdf

Social Accounting Systems: Essays on the State of the Art contains essays prepared during a workshop aimed at the development and promulgation of objectives for future work on social accounting, and the making of recommendations to achieve them by evaluating existing demographic and time-based accounting models. The essays describe and evaluate the state of the art of extant empirically based approaches to social accounting. The book opens with an overview chapter that describes the organizations of the Workshop on Social Accounting Systems at which the essays were presented and discussed, the nature of the tasks assigned to authors, and the major themes of workshop discussions. This is followed by separate chapters on time-based social accounting systems and demographic accounting; how subjective social indicators can be related to social accounting systems; and general evaluations of the systems described in the previous chapters. This book will be primarily of interest to social scientists and statisticians concerned with the development and integration of national data systems and with social indicator analyses. They also will be germane to the interests of students of contemporary social change and the quality of life.

Author : Moshe Yanovsky
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1965
Category : National income
ISBN : UVA:X000031643

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Anatomy of Social Accounting Systems by Moshe Yanovsky Pdf

Author : M. Yanovsky
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 237 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:779578706

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Anatomy of Social Accounting Systems by M. Yanovsky Pdf

Author : Louis Filler
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2017-07-05
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781351490689

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Social Accounting Systems by Louis Filler Pdf

Social accounting grew up as a result of the desire to bring together in a meaningful and comprehensive manner all the available observed facts on the economic and financial activity of a nation. Three social accounting systems of flow have been developed during the last three decades. Each of these systems has been constructed separately and independently. The framework of each system is constructed to tackle specific aspects of the national economy. It is also designed in a manner, which helps in framing policies for future activity. The aim of this book is mainly to describe the anatomy of these three social accounting systems and compare their structures. Some attention is also given to a comparison of the systems in actual use by some industrially developed countries, including the centralized economies. The problem of integrating the three systems is also cursorily treated. The student of economics, and the economist in the service of industry, private or public, will obtain from this book a picture of the concepts and: definitions used in social accounting; the book also describes how each system is constructed, and which economic study or analysis it can best serve. Another valuable feature is the comparison the author makes of the national accounts system with the Russian "Natsional'ny Dokhod." In this far-reaching and complex work, the author has brought together the fruits of his very extensive studies into the social accounting methods of many nations, and he goes beyond the analysis of existing systems to suggest ways of tackling the problems of integrating the three main systems into one. Dr. Yanovsky is at present senior economist in the State Comptroller's Office in Israel. He studied economics in the Universities of Chicago and Manchester (where he obtained his doctorate at the Department of Economics and Social Studies in 1963). It was from a thesis he wrote while in Manchester that he drew the inspiration, and much of the material, for

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Government Operations. Subcommittee on Government Research
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 568 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1968
Category : Social accounting
ISBN : UCAL:$B643636

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Full Opportunity and Social Accounting Act (seminar) by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Government Operations. Subcommittee on Government Research Pdf

Author : Anthony G. Hopwood
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1994-10-06
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0521469651

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Accounting as Social and Institutional Practice by Anthony G. Hopwood Pdf

Accounting as Social and Institutional Practice is the first major collection of critical and socio-historical analyses of accounting. It gathers together work by scholars of international renown on the social and institutional nature of accounting to address the conditions and consequences of accounting practice. Challenging conventional views that accounting is a technical practice, and that it comprises little more than bookkeeping, this collection demonstrates the importance of analysing the multiple arenas in which accounting emerges and operates. As accounting continues to gain in importance in so many spheres of social life, an understanding of the conditions and consequences of this calculative technology is vital. Its relevance extends far beyond the discipline of accounting. This book will be of considerable interest for specialists in organisational analysis, sociologists, and political scientists, as well as the general reader interested in understanding the increasing significance of accounting in contemporary society.

Author : Stephen P. Osborne,Amanda Ball
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 397 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2010-10-18
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781136931741

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Social Accounting and Public Management by Stephen P. Osborne,Amanda Ball Pdf

Social accounting as a discipline has challenged the methodology and focus of the larger field of accounting over the last 50 years. More recently it has taken on greater significance for other subjects as well, addressing issues for public policy and management more broadly. These include the issues of the nature of accountability in the contemporary plural state, environmental and societal sustainability, the ethical management and governance of public services and resources, and the creation and sustenance of social capital as an essential element of the modern plural state. Social Accounting and Public Management brings together for the first time researchers from a range of disciplines including accounting, political science, management, sociology and policy studies to discuss and develop our knowledge and theory of the nature of ‘accountability’ in contemporary global society and the challenges it may pose for public policy and management. This book addresses this nexus of all of these issues and disciplines, and through this, makes a contribution to the development of the disciplines of both social accounting and public policy and management.

Author : D. B. Das Gupta
Publisher : Fredericton, N.B. : Research Centre, Atlantic Provinces Economic Council
Page : 126 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1966
Category : Consumption (Economics)
ISBN : LCCN:77485779

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An Approach to a Social Accounting System for the Atlantic Provinces by D. B. Das Gupta Pdf

Author : M. Reg Mathews
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Etiske regnskaber
ISBN : PSU:000022169518

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Socially Responsible Accounting by M. Reg Mathews Pdf

This textbook is designed for all students on undergraduate accounting and business courses or MBA finance programmes. It explains the case for adopting new forms of non-financial and socially-oriented disclosures in company reports. The book presents a systematic examination of social accounting. It explains each type of non-traditional accounting in terms of historical development, main theoretical bases, theoretical and practical models, and extent of current practice. Whereas traditional financial accounting is a partial information system based largely on 19th century ideas of ownership and markets, this book explains the non-traditional approaches which can enhance the information content of company reports, making them more useful to groups other than the usual audience of shareholders and creditors.

Author : Jan J. P. van Heemst
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 27 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : Developing countries
ISBN : LCCN:81479716

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Some Issues in Connection with the Improvement of the Social Accounting Systems of Developing Countries by Jan J. P. van Heemst Pdf

Author : Carvalho, Luísa Cagica,Truant, Elisa
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 387 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2018-06-15
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781522552680

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Maintaining Sustainable Accounting Systems in Small Business by Carvalho, Luísa Cagica,Truant, Elisa Pdf

Accounting systems and sustainability management are vital for company management and performance. This is particularly difficult for small businesses. As such, it is necessary to understand the features and issues of sustainable accounting systems, with a particular focus on small business. Maintaining Sustainable Accounting Systems in Small Business is a critical scholarly resource that explores sustainability accounting systems with small businesses and how the economic, social, and environmental aspects are related to each other in the company’s management and performance. Featuring coverage on a broad range of topics such as management control system, integrated reporting, and small and medium enterprises, this book is geared towards entrepreneurs, business managers, academicians, business professionals, and graduate-level students seeking practical information about the different sustainable accounting systems from strategic, organizational, and accounting perspectives.

Author : Lee J. Seidler,Lynn L. Seidler
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 578 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105036520687

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Social Accounting: Theory, Issues, and Cases by Lee J. Seidler,Lynn L. Seidler Pdf

Author : Solomon I Cohen
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2017-11-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781351724302

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Social Accounting for Industrial and Transition Economies by Solomon I Cohen Pdf

This title was first published in 2002: Showing how the social accounting matrix provides a comprehensive framework for the analysis and tabulation of national statistics and how it can assist in developing economic policy, this work also demonstrates the key aspects of this approach in dealing with a wide range of economic and social issues. The reference, and the accompanying volume, "Social Accounting and Economic Modelling for Developing Countries" should be useful for researchers, instructors, policy makers and scholars.