How numbers rule the world : the use and abuse of statistics in global politics
In this eye-opening book, Lorenzo Fioramonti provides a much-needed critique of the current 'data fever', showing both the direct consequences and indirect implications of the increasing power of numbers. At the same time, it investigates innovative attempts to resist the invasion of mains...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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London :
Zed Books ,
c2014
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| Summary: | In this eye-opening book, Lorenzo Fioramonti provides a much-needed critique of the current 'data fever', showing both the direct consequences and indirect implications of the increasing power of numbers. At the same time, it investigates innovative attempts to resist the invasion of mainstream statistics by providing alternative measurements or rejecting quantification altogether. An innovative and timely expose? of the politics, power and contestation of numbers in everyday life |
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| Physical Description: | vii, 271 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [246]-260) and index |
| ISBN: | 9781780322674 9781780322681 |