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Broken Abacus?

A More Accurate Gauge of China's Economy

Daniel Rosen and Beibei Bao

Until recently a lack of precision around China’s economic size was taken for granted but caused little lost sleep: room to expand and the pace of growth were self-evident, and everything beyond that was academic for most purposes. But today the pace and even direction of China’s growth is prone to volatility, and the nation is sizable enough to cause global disruption. This study reassesses China’s nominal economic size from the bottom up. It compares China’s practices with international standards and reviews the long-standing arguments about Chinese economic statistics to separate real concerns from distractions.

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers / Center for Strategic & International Studies

Pages: 240 • Trim: 8½ x 11

978-1-4422-4084-1 • Paperback • August 2015 • $59.00 • (£45.00)

978-1-4422-4085-8 • eBook • August 2015 • $56.00 • (£43.00)

Series: CSIS Reports

Subjects: Political Science / Security (National & International), Political Science / Political Economy, Political Science / World / Asian

Broken Abacus?

A More Accurate Gauge of China's Economy

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Until recently a lack of precision around China’s economic size was taken for granted but caused little lost sleep: room to expand and the pace of growth were self-evident, and everything beyond that was academic for most purposes. But today the pace and even direction of China’s growth is prone to volatility, and the nation is sizable enough to cause global disruption. This study reassesses China’s nominal economic size from the bottom up. It compares China’s practices with international standards and reviews the long-standing arguments about Chinese economic statistics to separate real concerns from distractions.

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Rowman & Littlefield Publishers / Center for Strategic & International Studies

Pages: 240 • Trim: 8½ x 11

978-1-4422-4084-1 • Paperback • August 2015 • $59.00 • (£45.00)

978-1-4422-4085-8 • eBook • August 2015 • $56.00 • (£43.00)

Series: CSIS Reports

Subjects: Political Science / Security (National & International), Political Science / Political Economy, Political Science / World / Asian

Author

Daniel H. Rosen is a senior associate of the Simon Chair in Political Economy at CSIS and the founding partner of Rhodium Group. Beibei Bao is a research analyst with Rhodium Group.

Broken Abacus?

A More Accurate Gauge of China's Economy

Daniel Rosen and Beibei Bao

Broken Abacus?

A More Accurate Gauge of China's Economy

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