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R E P O R T Benefit of Legal Metrology for the Economy and Society John Birch A.M. CIML Honorary Member A study for the International Committee of Legal Metrology The purpose of studying economics is to avoid being deceived by economists Joan Robinson Prof. Economics, Cambridge Univ. (1965-1971) And still they come, new from those nations to which the study of that which can be weighed and measured is a consuming love W.H. Auden (1935) 2 Contents About the Author ................................................................................................... 4 Preface .................................................................................................................... 5 Abbreviations ......................................................................................................... 6 Foreword ................................................................................................................ 7 1. Introduction ........................................................................................................ 9 2. Metrology in the Twentieth Century ................................................................ 11 3. The National Measurement System ................................................................. 13 4. Benefits of Legal Metrology to the Economy .................................................. 16 5. Benefits of Legal Metrology to Society ........................................................... 20 6. Reviewing the Literature .................................................................................. 21 7. Economics of Metrology .................................................................................. 25 8. Quantifying the Economic Benefits of Legal Metrology ................................ 38 9. Developing Countries ...................................................................................... 41 10. Conclusion...................................................................................................... 44 Attachment 1 Bibliography .................................................................................. 45 Attachment 2 Review of the Literature ................................................................ 53 Attachment 3 Glossary of Economic Terms ........................................................ 78 3 About the Author John Birch was Executive Director of the Australian National Standards Commission from 1986 to 2000 and represented Australia on the CIML for that period. He was a member of the CIML Presidential Council from 1990 to 2000 and was appointed a Member of Honour of CIML in 2001. In 1994 John Birch was instrumental in establishing the Asia Pacific Legal Metrology Forum (APLMF) and was Foundation President of APLMF from 1994 to 2001. He was appointed an Honorary Member of APLMF in 2001 All Correspondence should be addressed to the author: John Birch, 42 Alexandra St. Hunters Hill Australia 2110 Tel/Fax 61 2 9816 1794 E-mail jabirch@bigpond.com Copyright © 2003, John Birch 4
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