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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. As The Little Big Number demonstrates, this spells trouble. While economies and cultures measure their performance by it, GDP only measures output. It ignores central facts such as quality, costs, or purpose. Sustainability and

Author Biography:

Dirk Philipsen is a German- and American-trained professor of economic history at the Sanford School of Public Policy and a senior fellow at the Kenan Institute for Ethics, both at Duke University.
Release date Australia
May 26th, 2015
Audiences
  • Professional & Vocational
  • Tertiary Education (US: College)
Illustrations
2 halftones. 9 line illus. 3 tables.
Pages
416
Dimensions
152x229x33
ISBN-13
9780691166520
Product ID
22964329

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