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rfmcdonaldContinuing the theme of international disparities on growth, come across a recent post by ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
james_nicoll, ("The Benefits of Colonialism") presenting data on economic growth in four Asian countries taken from Angus Maddison's study The World Economy. This study is available through Google Books, and the data below is taken from the tables on page 217.
GDP per capita growth per cent in four Asian countries (1800-2000)
With caveats--India was still partly uncolonized in the first half of the 19th century and the First Opium War took place towards the end of the 1800-1850 period--the contrasts in economic growth rates in China, India, and Indonesia during and after their domination by foreigners are striking. In Nicoll's words, "[e]ven taking into account that the US bombed Japan flat during WWII, the Japanese still outperform India under the Raj, Indonesia under the Dutch and China during the unpleasantnesses of the first half of the 20th century."
james_nicoll, ("The Benefits of Colonialism") presenting data on economic growth in four Asian countries taken from Angus Maddison's study The World Economy. This study is available through Google Books, and the data below is taken from the tables on page 217.| Country | 1820-1870 | 1870-1913 | 1913-1950 | 1950-1973 | 1973-1998 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| China | -0.25 | 0.10 | -0.62 | 2.86 | 5.39 |
| India | 0.00 | 0.54 | -0.22 | 1.40 | 2.91 |
| Indonesia | 0.13 | 0.75 | -0.20 | 2.57 | 2.90 |
| Japan | 0.19 | 1.48 | 0.89 | 8.05 | 2.34 |
With caveats--India was still partly uncolonized in the first half of the 19th century and the First Opium War took place towards the end of the 1800-1850 period--the contrasts in economic growth rates in China, India, and Indonesia during and after their domination by foreigners are striking. In Nicoll's words, "[e]ven taking into account that the US bombed Japan flat during WWII, the Japanese still outperform India under the Raj, Indonesia under the Dutch and China during the unpleasantnesses of the first half of the 20th century."
