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First Lecture: the Political Arithmeticians | |
William Petty and the birth of national accounting | |
Charles Davenant and the analysis of taxes | |
Gregory King and the development of economic statistics | |
Second Lecture: Progress in Economic Statistics | |
William Fleetwood and the birth of index numbers | |
Arthur Young and the concept of value added | |
Patrick Colquhoun and the accounts of the British Empire | |
Third Lecture: Demography and Vital Statistics | |
John Graunt and the birth of demographic statistics | |
Edmond Halley and the first life table | |
William Farr and the development of vital statistics | |
Fouth Lecture: Quantitative Social Studies | |
Frederick Morton Eden and the poor of England | |
Florence Nightingale and hospital reform | |
Charles Booth and the London working classes | |
Comments | |
Richard Stone: an autobiographical sketch | |
Bibliography of Richard Stone's works | |
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