Chinas Reform Period Economic Growth: Why Angus Maddison Got It Wrong and What That Means
This paper examines Angus Maddisons revisions to official data and finds them invalid. Angus Maddisons growth estimates for China in the reform period constitute no alternative to the official data.
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http://econwpa.wustl.edu:80/eps/dev/papers/0504/0504012.pdf