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, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia and William Shepherd, Emeritus Professor, Griffith University, Australia

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