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I don't think that graphic you're thinking of shows "world GDP" so much as "the centre of gravity of GDP across the planet": These are two quite different thing
by dquah 11y ago
I don't think that graphic you're thinking of shows "world GDP" so much as "the centre of gravity of GDP across the planet": These are two quite different things. In any case, you might have in mind a map by McKinsey Global Institute in their "Urban World" 2012 report.
I'd disagree that that depiction was better designed than http://www.dannyquah.com/Quilled/Output/2010.09.27-Danny.Quah-WECG-LSE-Research-Map.png http://www.dannyquah.com/Quilled/Output/2010.09.27-Danny.Qua... or the animation http://www.dannyquah.com/Quilled/Output/2010.08-Danny.Quah-wm-cg-gdpp-extrap-animated.gif http://www.dannyquah.com/Quilled/Output/2010.08-Danny.Quah-w... It depends on what you're trying to understand. For what you describe, I personally don't like so much the McKinsey graphic. This is discussed in Section 8.3 (in Chapter 8) of my draft manuscript http://bit.ly/1KeSicU http://bit.ly/1KeSicU on Ordering the World.
- tiatia 11y agoAh, you are the maker of the graphic. Well, I vaguely remember the graphic I saw. But as a feedback - What are the two extremes? I don't know the end points in your graphic. - You graphic does not show how the center shifted from the East to the west after the industrial revolution. Because from 1500 to 2010 you actually have either hard data or past estimates. - I would have put the distance of the dots (years) and a color legend in the picture. - I am to stupid to understand what the different sized arrows mean in the graphic. What information do they provide?