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The Power of a Single Number: A Political History of GDP
Philipp Lepenies
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| #1453317 in eBooks | 2016-05-03 | 2016-05-03 | File type: PDF||1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.| A Great Guide to GDP|By Customer|The author's tone and enjoyable writing style make this an accessible read for those in the know and those who want to know more about GDP. He succeeds in guiding the reader through historical twists and political positioning that have made GDP what it is today and uncovers how GDP came to be the benchmark for growth and why it persists regardl||It is an amazing but little-remarked fact that governments all over the world take as their top economic objective the increase of one number: gross domestic product. Philipp Lepenies traces how this strange unanimity came to be, taking the reader on a colorfu
Since it was first widely used in the mid-twentieth century, GDP has become the most powerful statistical indicator of our time. Practically all governments adhere to the idea that GDP growth is a primary political target. And while criticism of this hegemonic measure has grown over the past decade, neither its champions nor its detractors deny its central importance in our political culture. In The Power of a Single Number, Philipp Lepenies tells the lively,...
You can specify the type of files you want, for your gadget.The Power of a Single Number: A Political History of GDP | Philipp Lepenies. A good, fresh read, highly recommended.
