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Income and Wealth WOMEN COUNTED: Marilyn Waring, Paperback Edition, the standards national economic a scheme household production excluded from of national well, Waring women's "investment" the book in the from us requires so in the page when trying demystify them must, because the UNSNA tool of system. So to stay show how this (mis)treats . . ." The author national accounting interviewing some economic statisticians, unfortunately, all economic statisticians turn out to be men interested keeping women asking: Why interview Nancy was very subject matter. Although a better balanced introduction can be even Peskin (1982), economic experts A Calling Account: Who Developed UNSNA and of Conception: the UNSNA Makes Women Invisible for the National Accounts Problems Economists in Their Applied Patriarchy term "national accounts" national income (NIPA) and sectoral since these with which primarily concerned. NIPA is unfortunate, national wealth accounts introduced into discussion some controversial "The Value War, Poverty, following discussion is mainly A prime concern household production their production, consumption income. Although working on private non-profit sector important, probably of growing deserves a distinct analysis private for-profit public sector. If deserves credit this matter with key However a analysis would show there are special implications Marilyn Waring for her critical evaluation underlying statistical this aspect there are spelled out. current trends towards self-employment trends that apply that standard sufficiently sensitive. domestic producers after taking account contributed capital as noted (1970). There effect, living capital savings! as paid possibiy involuntary transactions (namely actions) are meant to included in UNSNA, but statistical reporting are capable ako Marilyn Waring sexual discrimination when household statistical be more to individual the modern hold since individuals may economic information same household. similar position persistent theme sexual discrimination in national with respect special conditions developing nations. is essentially due to production boundary similar lines basic production statistics would be evident dominating role women in goods in developing nations neglected in a dis- criminatory manner. very briefly seems essentially valid. for the attempts are made to unconditionally meet Marilyn Waring's (BEA), the situation in other agencies is probably no better. So Marilyn Waring just beginning the traditional emphasis on fully-integrated system analytical purposes somewhat misplaced. e.g. in today's The book under review is insightful way! author's uninhibited technical research in currently being kept The book Marilyn Waring shows national income have severe limitations interpreted. Indeed becoming evident conventional measures have been significantly and product presently available, omit some vitally the national merely tracking survey methodologies national accounting data, are still seem of secrecy." The "forced-consistency" publicly available days when a national Economic Council Policy, C.R.D.E., UniversitC de Montrbal, Recipes in an Information (I), Reliability of the Canadian Accounts Estimates, in Economic Observer, Reliabilitv Gross National & Economic Statistics, ~~ril for National Income ~ The State of U.S. Prospective Quality Policy Needs, Conference on Research in Wealth, 50th Anniversary Allocation of Time: Empirical Findings, Behavioral Models, Problems of Journal of Economic Peskin, J., Measuring Household Production for the H., Linkages Between Macro Business Accounts: Implications for Economic The Review of and Wealth, (3), 1988. Postner, H. H., The Goods/Services Analysis, Working Economic Council of Economic University Press,