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The power of a single number : a political history of GDP / Philipp Lepenies ; translated by Jeremy Gaines.
LIBRA HC79.I5 L4613 2016
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lepenies, Philipp, 1971- author.
- Standardized Title:
- Macht der einen Zahl. English
- Language:
- English
- German
- Subjects (All):
- Gross domestic product--Political aspects--History.
- Gross domestic product.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 186 pages ; 22 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Columbia University Press, [2016]
- 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 ultimate triumph of gross national product
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Index.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 157-173) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780231175104
- 0231175108
- OCLC:
- 930681933
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