practical problems of implementing it. All of these data are underpinned by the International Comparison Program (ICP), which … important areas: how to handle international differences in quality, the treatment of urban and rural areas of large countries … to which they are put. Some international comparisons are close to impossible, even in theory, and in others, the …

recognizes that while they all follow international standards to high degree, differences still exist which may or may not effect … international comparability. International coordination is the key to making the standard meet this purpose. The United Kingdom … system, as an example of the European system, best meets the standard for international comparison purposes …

index number formula. The great variation in relative prices and quantities in the international context means that the …

parliamentary democracies (Europe) and presidential-congressional systems (USA) to show that increasing tax competition is likely to …