In:
Australian Economic History Review, Wiley, Vol. 57, No. 3 ( 2017-11), p. 368-393
Abstract:
In recent decades, national income has become increasingly important as a measure of a nation's economic health. In this study, we used a wide array of primary and secondary sources to arrive at values of the Chinese per capita gross domestic product during the period of 1661–1933. We found a persistent decline in the per capita gross domestic product between the seventeenth and nineteenth centuries, followed by a period of stagnation. This pattern, which shows up in many Asian countries, with the exception of Japan, provides a basis for improving our understanding of the patterns of global economic convergence and divergence.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0004-8992
DOI:
10.1111/aehr.2017.57.issue-3
Language:
English
Publisher:
Wiley
Publication Date:
2017
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2006506-1
SSG:
7,29
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