Armut in allen Formen zu beenden ist das erklärte Ziel der Vereinten Nationen. Aber was ist Armut? Und wer ist arm? Ist Armut messbar? Wie lässt sich Armut bekämpfen? Philipp Lepenies führt kundig und kompetent in ein komplexes Thema ein, das die Welt bewegt. Sein Buch stellt die wichtigsten...

Introduction -- What it's all about : a short primer on GDP -- William petty and political arithmetic : the origins of GDP -- The frustrations of Colin Clark : England -- Simon Kuznets and the politics of gross national product : the United States -- War, kidnapping, and data theft : Germany --...

Intro -- Table of Contents -- Introduction -- 1. What It's All About: A Short Primer on GDP -- 2. William Petty and Political Arithmetic: The Origins of GDP -- 3. The Frustrations of Colin Clark: England -- 4. Simon Kuznets and the Politics of Gross National Product: The United States -- 5. War,...

In The Power of a Single Number, Philipp Lepenies tells the lively, unpredictable history of GDP's political acceptance—and eventual dominance. Since it was first widely used in the mid-twentieth century, GDP (gross domestic product) has become the world's most powerful statistical indicator...