International Historical Statistics: The Americas 1750-2000 by
International Historical Statistics: The Americas provides key economic and social indicators for the last 250 years for countries on the American continent, serving as an essential reference source for both hard-to-find historical data and the latest figures available, and as an indispensable tool for comparisons between countries and across time.
International Historical Statistics: Africa, Asia, & Oceania 1750-2000 by
International Historical Statistics: Africa, Asia, and Oceania provides key economic and social indicators for the last 250 years, serving as an essential reference source for both hard-to-find historical data and the latest figures available, and as an indispensable tool for comparisons between countries and across time.
International Historical Statistics: Europe 1750-2000 by
International Historical Statistics: Europe is the latest edition of the most authoritative collection of statistics available. Updated to 2000 wherever possible, it provides key economic and social indicators for European countries over the last 250 years, serving as an essential reference source for both hard-to-find historical data and the latest figures available, and as an indispensable tool for comparisons between countries and across time.
British Historical Statistics by
Originally published in 1988, this reference book provides the major economic and social statistical series for the British Isles from the twelfth century up until 1980-81. The text presents the user of historical statistics with informed access to a wide range of economic data, without the labor of identifying sources or transforming many different annual sources into a comparable time series.
China Statistical Abstract 1988 by
This book is an English-language edition of the official China Statistical Abstract compiled by the State Statistical Bureau of the People's Republic of China (SSB). It offers essential basic information on China's economic and social development since 1978 and contains key statistics for principal sectors of the national economy by selected years since 1949 and by every single year after 1978. There are nine sections: General Survey; Population and Labor Force; Agriculture; Industry; Transportation, Postal and Telecommunication Services; Investment and Fixed Assets; Finance, Trade and Price; Peoples Livelihood; Education, Science, Culture, Public Health and Sports. The English language edition is extensively annotated to assist users who are unfamiliar with China's economic and social systems. Also included are a valuable glossary of major indicators and a statistical communique from the SSB on China's 1987 economic and social development.
The World Economy, Historical Statistics by
Following up on his The World Economy: a Millennial Perspective (OECD, 2001) Angus Maddison offers a rare insight into the history and political influence of national accounts and national accounting. He demonstrates that such statistical data can enlighten the analysis of economic phenomena such as growth, market formation, and income distribution. This approach is particularly interesting for developing countries that often lack the expertise or data to produce good national accounts and are thus deprived of a vital policymaking tool. For OECD countries, it is a reminder that policies need to be grounded in the reality of verifiable economic data if they are to succeed.
The Growth of Mass Democracies and Welfare States by
This 2-volume set is the result of an effort to collect comparable data on politics and society in modern Western Europe after the Congress of Vienna.
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