The World Economy
The World Economy brings together two reference works by Angus Maddison: The World Economy: A Millennial Perspective and The World Economy: Historical Statistics, published in 2003. This new edition contains STATlinks, a service providing access to the underlying data online in Excel format. This monumental reference work offers a comprehensive view of the long term changes in world income and population, with estimates of world GDP for the past 2000 years.
Praise for The World Economy
"One controversial clash of theories fueled by Maddison's data concerns the relative status of (growth in) the West versus the rest. The figures (in this book) are enriching economists' understanding of what make economies grow, and may even make it possible to reject some of the most prominent historical explanations."
— Diane Coyle, author of The Soulful Science, former economics editor of The Independent newspaper.
"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."
— Emizet F. Kisangani, Kanzas University