The power of a single number : a political history of GDP / Philipp Lepenies ; translated by Jeremy...
The power of a single number : a political history of GDP / Philipp Lepenies ; translated by Jeremy...
The power of a single number : a political history of GDP / Philipp Lepenies ; translated by Jeremy Gaines.
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New York : Columbia University Press, 2016.
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G 2016/2666
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English
German
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Physical content
xiv, 186 pages ; 22 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Introduction -- What it's all about : a short primer on GDP -- William petty and political arithmetic : the origins of GDP -- The frustrations of Colin Clark : England -- Simon Kuznets and the politics of gross national product : the United States -- War, kidnapping, and data theft : Germany -- The...
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Publisher
New York : Columbia University Press, 2016.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2016.
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Summary
Widely used since the mid-twentieth century, GDP (gross domestic product) has become the world's most powerful statistical indicator of national development and progress. Practically all governments adhere to the idea that GDP growth is a primary economic target, and while criticism of this measure has grown, neither its champions nor its detractor...
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The power of a single number : a political history of GDP / Philipp Lepenies ; translated by Jeremy Gaines.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Translated from the German.
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G 2016/2666
Record Identifier
74VKVqLJG6gg
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVqLJG6gg
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ISBN
0231175108 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780231175104 (cloth : alk. paper)
DDC
339.3109
MMS ID
991024008004102626
