Title:
The leading indicators : a short history of the numbers that rule our world
Author:
Edition:
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Publication Date:
2014
Publication Information:
New York : Simon & Schuster, 2014.
Physical Description:
287 pages ; 24 cm
ISBN:
9781451651201
9781451651225
Abstract:
A history and critical assessment of leading indicators reveals their indelible impact on the economy, public policy, and other critical decisions, discussing their shortcomings while making suggestions for reducing dependence on them.
Contents:
The ripples of Domesday -- Unemployment -- National income and the man from Pinsk -- The invention of the economy -- The economic gestalt -- Inflation : from leading indicator to government con -- Diminishing returns -- Where's Waldo? -- Gross national happiness -- The avatars -- Made to measure.
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Language:
English
