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How Numbers Rule the World

Paperback • 2014 • 1. edition

How Numbers Rule the World

By Lorenzo Fioramonti

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About the book

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 c...Show more

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9781780322674

Publisher

Zed Books Ltd

Published year

2014

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1

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How Numbers Rule the World

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Paperback

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