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Article: B. R. Mitchell, International Historical Statistics: Africa, Asia and Oceania, 1750-2000 (Basingstoke and New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 4th edn. 2003.(book review)(Book Review)
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- April 1, 2004
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B. R. MITCHELL, International Historical Statistics: Africa, Asia and Oceania, 1750-2000 (Basingstoke and New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 4th edn. 2003.Pp.xix + 1113. H/back ISBN 0 333 99412 4, 250.00 [pounds sterling]).
Historians of comparative economic development have since the 1970s been deeply indebted to B.R. Mitchell for his work in compiling international historical statistics. Revised editions to bring the statistics nearer to the present have appeared regularly since then, and the publication of this new volume containing data on Africa, Asia and Oceania is the most recent part of this continuing process.
Much of the content of this monumental ...