TY - BOOK AU - Lepenies,Philipp AU - Gaines,Jeremy TI - The power of a single number: a political history of GDP SN - 9780231175104 AV - HC79.I5 U1 - 339.3/109 23 PY - 2016///] CY - New York PB - Columbia University Press KW - Bruttoinlandsprodukt KW - stw KW - Nationaleinkommen KW - Geschichte KW - Ökonomische Ideengeschichte KW - Welt KW - Gross domestic product KW - Political aspects KW - History N1 - 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 N2 - 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 UR - https://www.gbv.de/dms/zbw/842514171.pdf ER -