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How Numbers Rule the World - The Use and Abuse of Statistics in Global Politics (Paperback): Doctor Lorenzo Fioramonti

How Numbers Rule the World - The Use and Abuse of Statistics in Global Politics (Paperback)

Doctor Lorenzo Fioramonti

Series: Economic Controversies

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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 expose of the politics, power and contestation of numbers.

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Imprint: Zed Books Ltd
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Series: Economic Controversies
Release date: February 2014
First published: February 2014
Authors: Doctor Lorenzo Fioramonti
Dimensions: 216 x 138 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback
Pages: 271
ISBN-13: 978-1-78032-267-4
Categories: Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > General
Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social research & statistics > General
LSN: 1-78032-267-4
Barcode: 9781780322674

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