The leading indicators
Subtitle: a short history of the numbers that rule our world
By: Zachary Karabell
Edition: First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 287
ISBN-13: 9781451651201; 9781451651225
Subjects: Economic indicators; Statistical methods; Economics; Economic conditions; History
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages [263]-278) and index.
Table of contents: title: The ripples of Domesday; title: Unemployment; title: National income and the man from Pinsk; title: The invention of the economy; title: The economic gestalt; title: Inflation : from leading indicator to government con; title: Diminishing returns; title: Where's Waldo?; title: Gross national happiness; title: The avatars; title: Made to measure.