The Politics of Numbers

The Politics of Numbers
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Publisher : Russell Sage Foundation
Total Pages : 491
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ISBN-10 : 9781610440028
ISBN-13 : 1610440021
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Book Synopsis The Politics of Numbers by : William Alonso

Download or read book The Politics of Numbers written by William Alonso and published by Russell Sage Foundation. This book was released on 1987-09-09 with total page 491 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Politics of Numbers is the first major study of the social and political forces behind the nation's statistics. In more than a dozen essays, its editors and authors look at the controversies and choices embodied in key decisions about how we count—in measuring the state of the economy, for example, or enumerating ethnic groups. They also examine the implications of an expanding system of official data collection, of new computer technology, and of the shift of information resources into the private sector. A Volume in the Russell Sage Foundation Census Series


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