| Description |
1 online resource (383 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Development Centre Studies, 1990-0295 |
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Development Centre studies.
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| Contents |
The Contours of World Development -- The Impact of Western Development on the Rest of the World, 1000-1950 -- The World Economy in the Second Half of the Twentieth Century -- World Population, GDP and GDP Per Capita, Benchmark Years, 1820-1998 -- World Population, GDP and GDP Per Capita Before 1820 -- Annual Estimates of Population, GDP and GDP Per Capita for 124 Countries, Seven Regions and the World 1950-98 -- Growth and Levels of Performance in 27 Formerly Communist Countries, 1990-98 -- Employment, Working Hours, and Labour Productivity -- Value and Volume of Exports, 1870-1998 |
| Summary |
Angus Maddison provides a comprehensive view of the growth and levels of world population since the year 1000 when rich countries of today were poorer than Asia and Africa. The gap between the world leader, the US and the poorest region, Africa, is now 20:1. The book has several objectives. The first is a pioneering effort to quantify the economic performance of nations over the very long term. The second is to identify forces which explain the success of the rich countries, and explore the obstacles which hindered advance in regions which lagged behind. The third is to scrutinise the interaction between the rich and the rest to assess the degree to which this relationship was exploitative. The book is a monumental work of reference and a sequel to the author's Monitoring the World Economy: 1820-1992, published in 1995 and his 1998 Chinese Economic Performance in the Long Run. It is a "must" for all scholars and students of economics and economic history, as well as a mine of fascinating facts for everyone else. More information at: www.TheWorldEconomy.org. "A tour de force. What a wonderful gift for the new century."--Robert Mundell, Nobel Prize winner and Professor of Economics, Columbia University. "An essential reference for anyone interested in global development for many years to come." -Paul Krugman, Professor of Economics, Princeton University. "Quite simply a dazzling essay." -Nicholas Eberstadt, American Enterprise Institute. "Highly recommended ... refreshing and full of historical information. An important book." -Kisanhani F. Emizet, Kanzas University, writing in International Politics. A Winner of the 2001 Awards for Notable Government Documents conferred by the American Library Association/Library Journal |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 365-383) |
| Subject |
Economic development -- History.
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Economic history.
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Gross domestic product -- Statistics.
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Income distribution -- History.
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International economic relations -- History.
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Population -- Statistics.
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Population -- History.
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| Genre/Form |
History.
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Statistics.
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Statistics.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
926418998X |
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9789264189980 |
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