An edition of The power of a single number (2016)

The power of a single number

a political history of GDP

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Columbia University Press
Language
English
Pages
186

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Subjects

Gross domestic product, History, Gross national product
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Cover of: The power of a single number
The power of a single number: a political history of GDP
2016, Columbia University Press
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Table of 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.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (pages 157-173) and index.

Translated from the German.

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
339.3/109
Library of Congress
HC79.I5 L4613 2016, HC79.I5L4613 2016

The Physical Object

Pagination
xiv, 186 pages
Number of pages
186

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OL27212470M
Internet Archive
powerofsinglenum0000lepe
ISBN 10
0231175108
ISBN 13
9780231175104, 9780231541435
LCCN
2015034785
OCLC/WorldCat
930681933

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