04131nam 2200709 450 991045326160332120200520144314.01-78032-271-21-78032-268-21-78032-269-0(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(EXLCZ)99255000000118005620140110d2014 uy| 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrHow numbers rule the world the use and abuse of statistics in global politics /Lorenzo FioramontiLondon [England] :Zed Books,2014.1 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 changeEnvironmental 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 impactThe 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 coverIn 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 ControversiesEconomicsStatistical methodsStatisticsPolitical aspectsEconomic indicatorsSocial indicatorsInternational economic relationsElectronic books.EconomicsStatistical methods.StatisticsPolitical aspects.Economic indicators.Social indicators.International economic relations.281Fioramonti Lorenzo817783MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910453261603321How numbers rule the world2084526UNINA