04448nam 2200805 450 991082274300332120210311111955.01-350-22064-71-78032-271-21-78032-268-21-78032-269-010.5040/9781350220645(CKB)2550000001180056(EBL)1595475(SSID)ssj0001129078(PQKBManifestationID)11650507(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001129078(PQKBWorkID)11076260(PQKB)10819877(MiAaPQ)EBC1595475(Au-PeEL)EBL1595475(CaPaEBR)ebr10824176(CaONFJC)MIL560195(OCoLC)867822457(OCoLC)868018187(CaBNVSL)9781350220645(EXLCZ)99255000000118005620210311h20212014 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrHow numbers rule the world the use and abuse of statistics in global politics /Lorenzo FioramontiLondon, England :Zed Books,2014.[London, England] :Bloomsbury Publishing,20211 online resource (281 p.)Economic ControversiesDescription based upon print version of record.1-78032-267-4 1-306-28944-0 Includes bibliographical references and index.Front cover; Economic Controversies; About the author; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; INTRODUCTION The politics of statistics; 1 The power of numbers; Numbers and politics; Trust in numbers; Numbers, markets and democracy; 2 New global rulers: the untameable power of credit rating; Credit rating agencies: from market analysts to oligopolists; Behind the numbers: a shady business; The politics of ratings and the global financial crisis; Ratings and irrationality; 3 Fiddling while the planet burns: the marketization of climate change.Environmental scepticism and the rise of cost-benefit analysisClimategate: twisting numbers for the climate; Markets for climate; Conclusion: when numbers become dangerous distractions; 4 Measuring the unmeasurable: the financialization of nature; Measuring the value of nature: statistical evolutions in global governance; figure 4.1 Conceptualizing nature's contribution to the economy; Putting a price on ecosystems; The financialization of nature; Conclusion: Nature Inc.; 5 Numbers for good? The quest for aid effectiveness and social impact.The politics of aid effectiveness: a brief historical overviewThe quest for evidence; The rise of philanthrocapitalism; Numbers strike back home: the politics of impact assessment in the social field; The marketization of 'doing good'; CONCLUSION Rethinking numbers, rethinking governance; In defence of numbers; Beyond good and bad numbers; Governance, numbers and the public sphere; What now? Governance of complexity; Notes; Bibliography; Index; Back cover.In this eye-opening book, Lorenzo Fioramonti provides a much-needed critique of the current 'data fever', showing both the direct consequences and indirect implications of the increasing power of numbers. At the same time, it investigates innovative attempts to resist the invasion of mainstream statistics by providing alternative measurements or rejecting quantification altogether. An innovative and timely exposé of the politics, power and contestation of numbers in everyday life.Economic controversies.Political statisticsEconomic indicatorsSocial indicatorsGovernment informationStatisticsSocial aspectsCommunication in politicsSocial research & statisticsbicsscPolitical statistics.Economic indicators.Social indicators.Government information.StatisticsSocial aspects.Communication in politics.Social research & statistics320.014Fioramonti Lorenzo817783TEFODCaBNVSLCaBNVSLBOOK9910822743003321How numbers rule the world4046765UNINA05394nam 2200781Ia 450 991014097760332120200520144314.01-283-13586-897866131358650-8330-5308-6(CKB)2670000000095386(EBL)726846(OCoLC)735601867(SSID)ssj0000523556(PQKBManifestationID)11340869(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000523556(PQKBWorkID)10539895(PQKB)10872421(Au-PeEL)EBL726846(CaPaEBR)ebr10478463(Au-PeEL)EBL4969962(CaONFJC)MIL313586(OCoLC)743413600(MiAaPQ)EBC726846(MiAaPQ)EBC4969962(oapen)doab114941(EXLCZ)99267000000009538620110503d2011 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrIran's nuclear future critical U.S. policy choices /Lynn E. Davis ... [et al.]1st ed.Santa Monica, CA RAND20111 online resource (xxv, 125 pages) illustrations, color maps (digital, PDF file)Rand Corporation monograph series ;MG-1087-AF"MG-1087-AF"."Prepared for the United States Air Force.""RAND Project Air Force."0-8330-5175-X Includes bibliographical references.Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Preface; Contents; Figures; Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Chapter One Introduction; Study Objectives and Scope; Analysis Framework for the New Strategic Environment; Step 1: Conduct Regional Analyses; Step 2: Define Ways to Achieve U.S. Goals for Nuclear Dissuasion,Deterrence, and Reassurance; Step 3: Define and Assess Critical U.S. Policy Choices; Step 4: Describe U.S. Air Force Contributions; How Our Analytical Approach Differs from Others; Organization of This Monograph; Chapter Two Influencing Iran; Iran's National Security InterestsEnsuring Regime Survival Protecting the Homeland Against All External Threats; Expanding Regional Influence; Can Iran Be Expected to Act Rationally?; Iran's Nuclear Program: Prospects and Uncertainties; Internal Debate on the Future of Iran's Nuclear Program; Chapter Three Dissuading Iran from Nuclear Weaponization; Iranian Actions That the United States Wishes to Dissuade; Current U.S. Policies Toward Iran's Nuclear Program; Critical U.S. Policy Choices; Raise Costs; Provide Incentives; Conclusion; Chapter Four Deterring a Nuclear-Armed Iran; Iran's Military Behavior and PlanningHistorical Military Behavior Military Doctrine; Conventional Capabilities; Military Exercises; Paths to Conflict; Conflict in Response to International Pressures and Actions Perceived as Acts of War; Conflict in Response to a U.S. or Israeli Attack Against Iran's Nuclear Facilities; Conflict to Expand Regional Influence or Consolidate Domestic Power; Iran's Potential Use of Nuclear Weapons; Current U.S. Policies and Capabilities; Policy Choices for Deterring Iran's Use of Nuclear Weapons Against U.S. Military Forces; Deter by Managing Conflict EscalationDeter by Raising the Costs of Using Nuclear Weapons by Threat of Retaliation Deter by Denying Iran the Benefits of Using Nuclear Weapons; Policy Choices for Deterring Iran's Use of Nuclear Weapons Against U.S. Regional Partners; Conclusion; Chapter Five Reassuring U.S. Regional Partners; The Setting; Views of the GCC States; Views of Israel; Current U.S. Policies for Reassurance; U.S. Reassurance Goal: Ensure Confidence in Credibility of a U.S. Nuclear Deterrent; Explicit and Public Security Guarantees; U.S. Conventional Forces; U.S. Nuclear-Related Military Activities; U.S. Nuclear GuaranteeConclusion Chapter Four Approaches to Influencing Iran; Approaches to Influencing Iran; Chapter : 7; Air Force Contributions and Preparing for the Future; The Way Ahead; Appendixes; A. Context for U.S. Reassurance Strategies: GCC; B. Context for U.S. Reassurance Strategies: Israel; BibliographyAs Iran's nuclear program evolves, U.S. decision makers will confront a series of critical policy choices involving complex considerations and policy trade-offs. These policy choices could involve dissuading Iran from developing nuclear weapons; deterring Iran from using its nuclear weapons, if it were to acquire them; and reassuring U.S. regional partners. The U.S. Air Force will need to prepare to carry out whatever policies are chosen.Rand Corporation monograph series.Nuclear arms controlIranNuclear weaponsIranIranForeign relationsUnited StatesIranStrategic aspectsUnited StatesForeign relationsIranUnited StatesMilitary policyNuclear arms controlNuclear weapons355.02/170955Davis Lynn E(Lynn Etheridge),1943-247573Project Air Force (U.S.)MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910140977603321Iran's nuclear future2448171UNINA