The world economy
Subtitle: historical statistics
By: by Angus Maddison.
Contributors: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Development Centre.
Series: Development Centre studies
Publisher: Development Centre of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Paris, France
Language: eng
Number of pages: 273
Subjects: International economic relations -- Statistics; Population -- Statistics; Gross domestic product -- Statistics
Genres: Statistics.
Description: Maddison offers insights into the history and political influence of national accounts and national accounting. He demonstrates that such statistical data can enlighten the contemporary and later observer in the analysis of economic phenomena such as growth, market formation and income distribution. This approach is particularly interesting for developing countries which often lack the expertise or data to produce good national accounts and are thus deprived of a vital policy-making tool.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 265-273).