How Numbers Rule the World: The Use and Abuse of Statistics in Global Politics
Language: English
Published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, 2014
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A revealing analysis of the power, politicization and domination of our everyday lives by numbers. Series: Economic Controversies. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white line drawings, figures. BIC Classification: JHBC; JP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 214 x 138 x 26. Weight in Grams: 366. . 2014. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.
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- Title
- How Numbers Rule the World: The Use and Abuse of Statistics in Global Politics
- Author
- Lorenzo Fioramonti
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Publication year
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1780322674
- ISBN 13
- 9781780322674
- Series
- Book 3 of 5: Economic Controversies
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.
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