Prior to 1890 China was the world’s largest economy. Chinese Economic Performance in the Long Run: 960-2030 AD uses a comparative approach to explain why China’s role in the world economy has changed so dramatically in the last thousand years. It concludes that China is likely to resume its role as the world’s largest economy by the year 2015, thus regaining the position it had held until 1890. Written by the OECD bestselling author, Angus Maddison, this book is essential reading for all those who seek to understand the role of China in the world economy, in the past, as well as in the present and future. Employing quantitative measurement techniques standard in OECD counties the study provides a major reassessment of the scale and scope of China’s resurgence over the past half century. Dynamic links (StatLinks) are provided for each table and graph in the book, which direct readers to a web-site where the data can be downloaded in Excel® format.