The power of a single number a political history of GDP
Lepenies, Philipp,
The power of a single number a political history of GDP - New York Columbia University Press 2016 - xiv, 186p. ; 22 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Widely used since the mid-twentieth century, GDP (gross domestic product) has become the world's most powerful statistical indicator of national development and progress. Practically all governments adhere to the idea that GDP growth is a primary economic target, and while criticism of this measure has grown, neither its champions nor its detractors deny its central importance in our political culture.
9780231175104
Gross domestic product--Political aspects--History.
339.310LEP
The power of a single number a political history of GDP - New York Columbia University Press 2016 - xiv, 186p. ; 22 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Widely used since the mid-twentieth century, GDP (gross domestic product) has become the world's most powerful statistical indicator of national development and progress. Practically all governments adhere to the idea that GDP growth is a primary economic target, and while criticism of this measure has grown, neither its champions nor its detractors deny its central importance in our political culture.
9780231175104
Gross domestic product--Political aspects--History.
339.310LEP