Lepenies, Philipp, <br/><br/>
The power of a single number  a political history of GDP 

 - New York  Columbia University Press  2016 
 - xiv, 186p. ; 22 cm 
<br/><br/> Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780231175104 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Gross domestic product--Political aspects--History.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>339.310LEP