The Planetary Product in 1980: A Creative Pause,

Abstract

This latest edition of a one-man effort to assess the world's total output over three decades encounters numerous factual, conceptual, and methodological hurdles. Part I describes these difficulties, explains the meaning and reliability of the detailed statistical tables, and examines the relationships between a hard-to-grasp reality and its representation in figures. Part II considers the political and economic influences that have led to wide regional differences in growth.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1981
Accession Number
ADA117753

Entities

People

  • Herbert Block

Organizations

  • foreign affairs ministry

Tags

Readers

  • Business Analytics
  • Economics
  • Educational Psychology