1. Chapter 1
THE FACTS
TO BE
EXPLAINED

2. Table 1.1 Top Eleven Countries in Year 2009 According to Three Different Measures

3. Figure 1.1 The Parade of World Income
Source: Heston, Summers, and Aten (2011).

4. Figure 1.2 GDP per Capita in the
United States, 1870–2009

5. Figure 1.3 The Effect of Using a Ratio Scale

6. Figure 1.4 GDP per Capita in the United States, 1870–2009 (Ratio Scale)

7. Figure 1.5 GDP per Capita in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Japan, 1870–2009
Sources: Maddison (1995), Heston, Summers, And Aten (2011).

8. Figure 1.6 The Distribution of Growth Rates, 1975–2009
Source: Heston, Summers, and Aten (2011).

9. Figure 1.7 GDP per Capita by Country Group, 1820–2008
Sources: Maddison (2008), Heston, Summers, and Aten (2011).

10. Figure 1.8 World Inequality and Its Components, 1820–1992
Source: Bourguignon and Morrison (2002).

11. Chapter 1 Appendix: Measuring and Comparing GDP Using Purchasing
Power Parity

12. Table 1.2 Production and Prices in Richland and Poorland

13. Table 1.3 The Effect of Using PPP on Comparisons of GDP