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The leading indicators : a short history of the numbers that rule our world / Zachary Karabell.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Simon & Schuster, 2014Edition: First Simon & Schuster hardcover editionDescription: 287 p. ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781451651201 (hardcover)
  • 9781451651225 (trade pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 330.01 23
LOC classification:
  • HB 137 K18l 2014
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 -- Conclusion: made to measure.
Summary: 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.
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Item type Current library Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Ciencias Sociales Automatización y Procesos Técnicos (1er. Piso) HB 137 K18l 2014 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00000138190

Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-278) and index.

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 --
Conclusion: made to measure.

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.

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