British Economic Statistics : A Report (Paperback)

List of tables; Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Statistics and economic policy; 3. A summary of problems; Part I. Case-Studies in the Relation of Statistics to Policy: 4. Housing; 5. Coal; 6. The development areas; 7. Agricultural price fixing; 8. The balance of external payments; 9. The general balance of the economy; Part II. The Problems Revealed: 10. The quality of economic statistics; 11. The presentation and availability of statistics; 12. The organization of statistical intelligence; 13. Postscript; Bibliography; Reference table of principal British economic statistics and their sources; General index; Index of proposals and suggestions.