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The power of a single number : a political history of GDP /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lepenies, Philipp, 1971- (Author)
Corporate Author: Ebook Library
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Columbia University Press, [2016]
Subjects:
Gross domestic product > Political aspects > History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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.