Doctor Lorenzo Fioramonti: 2 books
How Numbers Rule the World
The Use and Abuse of Statistics in Global Politics
Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2014
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...
Gross Domestic Problem
The Politics Behind the World's Most Powerful Number
Language: English
Release Date: January 17, 2013
Gross domestic product is arguably the best-known statistic in the contemporary world, and certainly amongst the most powerful. It drives government policy and sets priorities in a variety of vital social fields - from schooling to healthcare. Yet for perhaps the first time since it was invented in...