{"product_id":"how-numbers-rule-the-world-doctor-lorenzo-fioramonti-9781780322674","title":"How Numbers Rule the World","description":"\u003cp\u003eNumbers dominate global politics and, as a result, our everyday lives. Credit ratings steer financial markets and can make or break the future of entire nations. GDP drives our economies. Stock market indices flood our media and national debates. Statistical calculations define how we deal with climate change, poverty and sustainability. But what is behind these numbers? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn How Numbers Rule the World, Lorenzo Fioramonti reveals the hidden agendas underpinning the use of statistics and those who control them. Most worryingly, he shows how numbers have been used as a means to reinforce the grip of markets on our social and political life, curtailing public participation and rational debate. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn innovative and timely expos  of the politics, power and contestation of numbers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Doctor Lorenzo Fioramonti\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1780322674\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781780322674\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Zed Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 280\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.40w x 0.90d","brand":"Doctor Lorenzo Fioramonti","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43986339954943,"sku":"9781780322674","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_37901df1-2191-4c6f-9837-adbc44275e41.jpg?v=1683282782","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/how-numbers-rule-the-world-doctor-lorenzo-fioramonti-9781780322674","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}