Title:
The leading indicators : a short history of the numbers that rule our world / Zachary Karabell.
Author:
Karabell, Zachary.
Publication Information:
New York : Simon & Schuster, 2014.
Call Number:
HB137 .K36 2014
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.
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Edition:
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
ISBN:
9781451651201
Physical Description:
287 pages ; 24 cm
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.
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