Inflation History and Measurement /

• Main Authors: O'Neill, Robert (Author), Ralph, Jeff (Author), Smith, Paul A. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2017.
• Subjects: Finance, Public.; Economic theory.; Macroeconomics.; Economic history.; Economics.; Macroeconomics/Monetary Economics//Financial Economics.; Economic History.; Economic Theory/Quantitative Economics/Mathematical Methods.; Economic Systems.; Public Finance.

This book is a non-technical introduction to the history of – and current measurement practice of – inflation for the United Kingdom, with comparative international case studies. The authors describe the historical development of inflation measures in a global context, and do so without using formal...