The little big number : how GDP came to rule the world and what to do about it /

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"In one lifetime, GDP, or Gross Domestic Product, has ballooned from a narrow economic tool into a global article of faith. It is our universal yardstick of progress. As The Little Big Number demonstrates, this spells trouble. While economies and cultures measure their performance by it, GDP ig...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Philipsen, Dirk, 1959-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2015]
Temas:
Gross domestic product.
Produit intérieur brut.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Economic History.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Government & Business.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Money & Monetary Policy.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Public Finance.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Economic Conditions.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Economic Policy.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Economics > Macroeconomics.
Gross domestic product
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction. We Become What We Measure
  • 1. More, Better, Faster: The Beginnings
  • 2. The Origins of Bling: The Spirit of Economic Growth
  • 3. The Crucible of Crisis: The Great Depression and the Need for Economic Indicators
  • 4. Born from Disaster: The Making of a Key Measure
  • 5. Forged in War
  • 6. Global Domination: The Age of GDP
  • 7. Today's ABC of GDP
  • 8. More Is Not Enough
  • 9. "The People of Plenty Are a People of Waste"
  • 10. From Alchemy to Reason: What If? A Thought Experiment
  • 11. Looking Forward
  • Appendix A. The Measure as Guide
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index.

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