Inflation: History and Measurement

by Robert O'Neill, Paul A. Smith, Jeff Ralph

Book Overview

This book is an introduction to the history of - and current measurement practice of - inflation for the United Kingdom. The authors describe the historical development of inflation measures in a global context, and do so without using formal mathematical language and related jargon that relates only to a few specialist scholars. Although inflation is a widely used and quoted statistic, and despite the important role inflation plays in real people's...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3319641247
• ISBN13: 9783319641249
• Release Date: November 2017
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 375 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 5.8" x 8.3"