The world economy

By Angus Maddison

Subjects: International economic relations, Economic development--history, Income distribution, International economic relations--history, Gross domestic product--statistics, Economic development, Population, Population--statistics, Population, statistics, Hc21 .m285 2001, Desarrollo económico, Income distribution--history, Population--history, Economic history, Gross domestic product, Historia, History, 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.