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The leading indicators : a short history of the numbers that rule our world / Zachary Karabell.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Karabell, Zachary.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Economic indicators--History.
- Economic indicators.
- Economics--Statistical methods--History.
- Economics.
- Economic indicators--United States--History.
- Economics--United States--History.
- History.
- Economics--Statistical methods.
- United States.
- United States--Economic conditions.
- Economic conditions.
- Physical Description:
- 287 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition:
- First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Simon & Schuster, 2014.
- Summary:
- A history and critical assessment of leading indicators reveals their indelible impact on the economy, public policy, and other critical decisions, discussing their shortcomings while making suggestions for reducing dependence on them.
- Contents:
- The ripples of Domesday
- Unemployment
- National income and the man from Pinsk
- The invention of the economy
- The economic gestalt
- Inflation: from leading indicator to government con
- Diminishing returns
- Where's Waldo?
- Gross national happiness
- The avatars
- Conclusion: Made to measure.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781451651201
- 1451651201
- OCLC:
- 852226353
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