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The Asian Economies In The Twentieth Century

Edited by the late Angus Maddison, formerly of the University of Groningen, The Netherlands, D.S. Prasada Rao, Professor and Australian Research Council Professorial Fellow, School of Economics, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia and William Shepherd, Associate Dean, Curriculum, Teaching and Learning, Griffith Business School, Griffith University, Australia
2002 264 pp Hardback 978 1 84064 045 8 £62.00 on-line discount £55.80

‘It would be a useful addition to faculty libraries in social science and business faculties. . . A book with a strong focus like this one and a wide regional range makes it a strong candidate for library purchase.’
– Malcolm Warner, Asia Pacific Business Review

The rapidly increasing importance of China, India, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea and Taiwan both in Asia and in the world economy, represents a trend that is set to continue into the 21st century.

Contents: 1. Introduction: Measuring Asian Performances 2. The International Comparison of Real Product and Productivity 3. International Comparison of Farm Sector Performance: Methodological Options and Empirics Findings for Asia-Pacific Economies, 1900–94 4. A Comparison of Real Output and Productivity Levels in Australian and United States Manufacturing, 1970–95 5. Industrial Output and Labour Productivity in China 1949–94: A Reassessment 6. Twentieth Century Economic Performance of India 7. Indonesia’s Growth Performance in the Twentieth Century 8. The Long-term Performance of the Japanese Economy 9. Realising Growth Potential: South Korea and Taiwan, 1960 to 1998 Index Contributors: B. Lee, A. Maddison, D. Pilat, D.S.Prasada Rao, W.F. Shepherd, S. Sivasubramonian, M.P. Timmer, B. van Ark, P. van der Eng, H.X. Wu





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