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This chapter has two objectives. The first is to relate flow-of-funds accounts to balance-sheets and the national income/ expenditure accounts. These relationships are illustrated by analysing simplified accounts of the six sectors identified in the flow-of-funds tables. The second objective is to demonstrate the reduction in risk attainable through portfolio diversification. This last section is somewhat technical, but the principle is important since it helps explain the significance of financial intermediaries, a topic we shall be returning to in Chapter 8.
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Coghlan, R. (1980). Balance-Sheets and Flows of Funds. In: The Theory of Money and Finance. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-86121-7_6
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