China, Europe, and the Great Divergence: a study in historical national accounting, 980-1850

As a result of recent advances in historical national accounting, estimates of GDP per capita are now available for a number of European economies back to the medieval period, including Britain, the Netherlands, Italy, and Spain. The approach has also been extended to Asian economies, including Indi...

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Main Authors: Broadberry, S, Guan, H, Li, D
Format: Journal article
Published: Cambridge University Press 2018