How numbers rule the world : the use and abuse of statistics in global politics /: the use and abuse of statistics in global politics. (2014)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Lorenzo Fioramonti.
• Authors: Fioramonti, Lorenzo
• Contents: Introduction: The politics of statistics 1. The power of numbers 2. New global rulers: the untameable power of credit rating 3. Fiddling while the planet burns: the marketization of climate change 4. Measuring the unmeasurable: the financialization of nature 5. Numbers for good? The quest for aid effectiveness and social impact Conclusion: Rethinking numbers, rethinking governance
• Publisher Details: London : Zed Books
• Publication Date: 2014
• Copyright Date: 2014
• Extent: 1 online resource (vii, 271 pages)
• Subjects: 320.014; Political statistics; Economic indicators; Social indicators; Government information; Statistics -- Social aspects; Communication in politics; POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Essays; POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- General; POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- National; POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Reference; Electronic books; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781780322698; 1780322690; 9781780322704; 1780322704; 1306289440; 9781306289443
• Related ISBNs: 9781780322681; 1780322682; 9781780322674; 1780322674
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on print version record.
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