Angus maddison 6 december 1926 24 april 2010 was a noted british economist specialising in quantitative macro economic history, including the measurement and analysis of economic growth and development. It is a fascinating and stimulating work providing a complete coverage of the world economy during the period in question. More than 40 years ago, milton gilbert warned that such adjustments could open pandoras box. Measuring and monitoring the global economy since the global economic and financial crisis. Organisation for economic cooperation and development. A millennial perspective which covers the development of the world economy over the last 2000 years. Available in print paperback and electronic format pdf 384 pages, oecd, paris 2001. 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. His statistical empire now spans every corner of the globe, and extends over millennia. Jan 11, 2018 maddison historical statistics the maddison project has been initiated in march 2010 by a group of close colleagues of angus maddison, with the aim to support an effective way of cooperation between scholars to continue maddison s work on measuring economic performance for different regions, time periods and subtopics. Measuring and interpreting world economic performance 15002001. A millennial perspective development centre studies by angus maddison the world economy. Measuring and interpreting world economic performance 1500. The most reliable estimates of world and regional gross domestic product for the period 18201992 are those prepared by angus maddison 1995.
Shortly after my arrival at the oecd in 1996, i came upon the study by angus maddison. Chapter 1 income growth, income gaps and the ranking of nations tables chapter 1. Monitoring the world economy, 18201992 1995 edition open. The 2018 version of this database covers 169 countries and the period up to 2016. Pdf angus maddisons contribution to the analysis of longrun developments in. Maddisons pre1820 data are derived from a small set of assumptions, as sketched in appendix b of the monitoring the world economy 18201992. In this period, world population rose 22fold, while per capita gross domestic product increased fold and world gdp nearly 300fold.
Angus maddisons estimates of gdp and population in the world economy between. Pdf angus maddisons mission to understand the world and its. Although the historical national accounts of sweden are among the most detailed in the world, there is scope for improvement. Development centre studies oecd development centre this. A millennial perspective by angus maddison the centre for the.
The maddison project, initiated in march 2010 by a group of close colleagues of. A millennial perspective development centre studies by angus maddison pdf, epub ebook d0wnl0ad. Monitoring the world economy, 18201992 maddison, angus on. Published by the oecd development centre, paris, 1995.
We now have official estimates of growth and levels for the vast bulk of the world economy from 1. Essays in macroeconomic history kindle edition by maddison, angus. His historical income estimates for ldcs, for example, are less consistent with general trends in the world economy than some i derived from the work of other scholars. Monitoring the world economy, 18201992 1995 maddison, a. Sep 20, 2007 this book seeks to identify the forces which explain how and why some parts of the world have grown rich and others have lagged behind. Jul 30, 2010 monitoring the world economy, 18201992 by angus maddison, 1995, development centre of the organisation for economic cooperation and development, oecd publications and information center distributor edition, in english.
In the past decade, there has been a revival of int. Monitoring the world economy, 18201992 paris 1995, p. The maddison project has been initiated in march 2010 by a group of. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. This book seeks to identify the forces which explain how and why some parts of the world have grown rich and others have lagged behind. Aimed at teachers, researchers and students of economics and economic history. Published in 2004 by the oecd development centre, it studies the growth of populations and economies across the centuries.
And those initial assumptions are rolled over into every subsequent iteration of maddisons longrun income histories of the world. Contours of the world economy projects a revised set of these estimates, for every country on earth, back to 1 ad. In the end, they would make it impossible to construct measures of output and price changes that are useful to the study of economic growth gilbert, 1961, p. Encompassing 2000 years of history, part 1 begins with the roman empire and explores the key factors that have influenced economic development in africa, asia, the americas and europe.
Development centre eng access the full text not available. Jan 25, 2018 the maddison project database provides information on comparative economic growth and income levels over the very long run. Per capita income divergence within the world economy in 2006. The book is a monumental work of reference and a sequel to the authors monitoring the world economy. Aug 05, 2019 angus maddison the world economy a millennial perspective pdf angus maddison provides a comprehensive view of the growth and levels of world population since the year when rich countries of today were poorer than. The world economy brings together two reference works by angus maddison. Provides a world view of economic growth since classical antiquity to modern day and beyond. He demonstrates that such statistical data can shed light on the analysis of economic phenomena such as growth, market formation and income distribution. Shortly after my arrival at the oecd in 1996, i came upon the study by angus maddison monitoring the world economy 18201992. This study revises previous historical estimates of swedish gdp. Contours of the world economy 12030 ad angus maddison.
Contours of the world economy 12030 ad essays in macroeconomic history angus maddison. Monitoring the world economy, 18201992 microform, 1995. Development centre studies the world economy a millennial. Discover facts from maddison s book via an interactive map and samples from. Maddison historical statistics historical development university of. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading contours of the world economy 12030 ad. Angus maddison provides a comprehensive view of the growth and levels of world population since the year. Historical statistics is a landmark book by angus maddison. Statistics on world population, gdp and per capita gdp, 12008 ad horizontal file, angus maddison, university of groningen statistics on world population, gdp and per capita gdp, 12008 ad vertical file, angus maddison, university of groningen books. This new edition contains statlinks, a service providing access to the underlying data in excel format.
Saharan africa, whose abject poverty is among the most obdurate features of the world economy. The book is a sequel to the authors monitoring the world economy. Angus maddison provides a comprehensive view of the growth and. The third is to scrutinise the interaction between the rich and the rest to assess the degree to which this relationship was exploitative.
Monitoring the world economy 18201992 by angus maddison. Maddison has become ever bolder in the mysteries of his craft. This monumental reference is a must for scholars of economics and economic history, and casual readers will also find much of t. Monitoring the world economy published by the oecd development centre, paris, 1995 table of contents. The world economy website helps the public learn about the world s economy.