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The Power of a Single Number – A Political History of GDP

Autor Philipp Lepenies
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 9 mai 2016
A narrative-driven political history of the most important economic statistic in the world.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780231175104
ISBN-10: 0231175108
Pagini: 192
Dimensiuni: 147 x 209 x 21 mm
Greutate: 0.36 kg
Editura: Columbia University Press

Notă biografică

Philipp Lepenies is guest professor for social science at the Free University of Berlin. His research concentrates on the success of economic ideas and concepts in politics, and he is also the author of Art, Politics, and Development: How Linear Perspective Shaped Policies in the Western World.

Cuprins

Introduction
1. What It's All About: A Short Primer on GDP
2. William Petty and Political Arithmetic: The Origins of GDP
3. The Frustrations of Colin Clark: England
4. Simon Kuznets and the Politics of Gross National Product: The United States
5. War, Kidnapping, and Data Theft: Germany
6. The Ultimate Triumph of Gross National Product
Conclusion
Notes
Index