Abstract
The Meade and Stone approach to national accounting (first published for
the UK
in 1941) eventually provided the template for the United Nations System of National
Accounts. Feinstein’s historical national accounts for the UK developed out of this project
and built on its earlier contributions. He was the foremost constructor of
historical accounts in the UK,
and shared with other national accounting pioneers a pragmatic approach and a
bias against neo-classical general equilibrium. He made important contributions
to growth accounting and the measurement of standards of living, and also left
his mark as a teacher and as an academic leader. His commitment to racial equality
in South Africa
preceded his academic career, and continued after his formal retirement.