Colonial Social Accounting [Paperback]

1953 report on an inquiry into the problems of social accounting in the two territories of Northern Rhodesia and Nyasaland.First published in 1953, this is Miss Deane's final report on her inquiry into the problems of social accounting in the two territories of Northern Rhodesia and Nyasaland. Amongst other things, Miss Deane discusses the purpose of social accounting, reviews the territories' economies, and describes experiments in village social accounting.First published in 1953, this is Miss Deane's final report on her inquiry into the problems of social accounting in the two territories of Northern Rhodesia and Nyasaland. Amongst other things, Miss Deane discusses the purpose of social accounting, reviews the territories' economies, and describes experiments in village social accounting.First published in 1953, this is Miss Deane's final report on her inquiry into the problems of social accounting in the two territories of Northern Rhodesia and Nyasaland. In her introduction, Miss Deane discusses the purpose of social accounting, and the accounting framework used for her study. Parts II and III review the economies of Northern Rhodesia and Nyasaland; methods of estimate are set out in appendixes. Part IV describes experiments in village social accounting, the problems involves, and the results obtained; and an appendix gives an annotated list of published and unpublished budget surveys made for the Central African region. Part V gives conclusions.Preface; Part I. Introduction: 1. The purpose of social accounting; 2. The basic accounts; Part II. The Economy of Northern Rhodesia: 3. The colony and its people; 4. The structure of national output; 5. The social accounts; Part III. The Economy of Nyasaland: 6. The colony and its people; 7. The structure of national output; 8. The social accounts; Part IV. The Rural Communities: 9. Social accounting for primitive communities; 10. Collecting the data; 11. Experiments in village economic surveying 1: questions and answl&