The World Economy in the 20th Century

Angus Maddison is Emeritus Professor of Economic Growth and Development at the University of Groningen. He held a number of senior positions in OEEC and OECD between 1953 and 1978, and has been a policy advisor to governments in Brazil, Ghana, Greece, Mexico and Pakistan. He is the author of twenty books on the long run economic performance of show more nations, and interactions within the world economy; and has built up an international network of scholars working in this field. He is a fellow of the British Academy, Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and an honorary fellow of Selwyn College, Cambridge. show less