This publication brings together two reference works by Angus Maddison: The World Economy: A Millennial Perspective …, first published in 2001 and The World Economy: Historical Statistics, published in 2003. This new edition contains Statlinks …

explain why China's role in the world economy has changed so dramatically in the last thousand years. It concludes that China … is likely to resume its natural role as the world's largest economy by the year 2015, thus regaining the position it had …. Problems and Prospects: The Outlook for China and the World Economy 2003-2030Appendix A. Performance in Farming, Fishery …