A project aimed at presenting initial results from the implementation of the System of Health Accounts has been carried out by the Health Policy Unit at the OECD and experts from thirteen member countries. The results are presented in the form of a comparative study (OECD Health Working Papers...

Frontmatter -- Preface -- Contents -- Abbreviations and Bibliography -- I. The Household and the Estate of Apollonios, Treasurer General of Ptolemy Philadelphos -- II. Accounting Offices, Accountants, and Accounting Method -- III. P. Col. Inv. No. 249 and P. Col. Inv. No. 211 -- IV. Money...

Gross domestic product (GDP) is the standard measure of the value added created through the production of goods and services in a country during a certain period. As such, it also measures the income earned from that production, or the total amount spent on final goods and services (less...