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The power of a single number a political history of GDP Philipp Lepenies ; translated by Jeremy Gaines

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Original language: German Publisher: New York Columbia University Press [2016]Copyright date: © 2016Description: xiv, 186 SeitenContent type:
  • Text
Media type:
  • ohne Hilfsmittel zu benutzen
Carrier type:
  • Band
ISBN:
  • 9780231175104
Uniform titles:
  • Die Macht der einen Zahl
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: No titleDDC classification:
  • 339.3/109 23
  • 330
LOC classification:
  • HC79.I5
Other classification:
  • NW 2000
  • QI 200
  • 83.12
  • 15.09
Online resources:
Contents:
Summary: Introduction -- What it's all about : a short primer on GDP -- William petty and political arithmetic : the origins of GDP -- The frustrations of Colin Clark : England -- Simon Kuznets and the politics of gross national product : the United States -- War, kidnapping, and data theft : Germany -- The ultimate triumph of gross national product -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Index
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Item type Current library Collection Call number Status Date due Barcode
single unit book single unit book HAC Library - Holdings of the American Academy in Berlin HAC – 1st floor – Library Room – Open Stacks R (Reference collection) R:HC79.I5 L4613 2016 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 2023-0964

Includes bibliographical references and index

IntroductionWhat it's all about : a short primer on GDP -- William petty and political arithmetic : the origins of GDP -- The frustrations of Colin Clark : England -- Simon Kuznets and the politics of gross national product : the United States -- War, kidnapping, and data theft : Germany -- The ultimate triumph of gross national product -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Index.

Introduction -- What it's all about : a short primer on GDP -- William petty and political arithmetic : the origins of GDP -- The frustrations of Colin Clark : England -- Simon Kuznets and the politics of gross national product : the United States -- War, kidnapping, and data theft : Germany -- The ultimate triumph of gross national product -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Index

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