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The Tyranny of Numbers: Why Counting Can't Make Us Happy
The Tyranny of Numbers Why Counting Can't Make Us Happy
Author: David Boyle
Never before have we attempted to measure as much as we do today. Why are we so obsessed with numbers? What can they really tell us? Too often we try to quantify what can't actually be measured. We count people, but not individuals. We count exam results rather than intelligence, benefit claimants instead of poverty. The government has set i...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780006531999
ISBN-10: 0006531997
Publication Date: 12/3/2001
Pages: 256
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Publisher: Flamingo
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