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Non-Tech : Trends Worth Watching

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From: Glenn Petersen5/17/2023 6:54:17 PM
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Graph of the Day

by Alex Tabarrok
Marginal Revolution
May 17, 2023 at 7:24 am in Data Source Economics

A remarkable graph pointed to by Phil Magness who writes:

China’s GDP per capita hit its lowest point in the past 300 years under Maoism. Twice.

The first time was during the civil war and the second was the Great Leap Forward. Wojtek Kopczuk comments:

Even taking into account that these historical measurements are notoriously problematic and difficult to make comparable, the fact that it is even in the ballpark is shocking.



Graph of the Day - Marginal REVOLUTION
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