How Numbers Rule the World

Name: How Numbers Rule the World
Brand: Bloomsbury 3PL
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By Lorenzo Fioramonti

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Description

Numbers dominate global politics and, as a result, our everyday lives. Credit ratings steer financial markets and can make or break the future of entire nations. GDP drives our economies. Stock market indices flood our media and national debates. Statistical calculations define how we deal with climate change, poverty and sustainability. But what is behind these numbers? In How Numbers Rule the World, Lorenzo Fioramonti reveals the hidden agendas underpinning the use of statistics and those who control them. Most worryingly, he shows how numbers have been used as a means to reinforce the grip of markets on our social and political life, curtailing public participation and rational debate. An innovative and timely exposé of the politics, power and contestation of numbers.

Product details

Edition:

illustrated

Number of Pages:

280

Release Date:

2014-01-16

Publication Date:

2014-01-16

Publisher:

Bloomsbury 3PL

Languages:

Original: English

ISBN10:

1780322682

ISBN13:

9781780322681

GPSR Manufacturer Reference:

[email protected]

Weight:

529 g

Height:

145 cm

Width:

222 cm

Thickness:

20 cm

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