The Politics of Numbers
Download or Read eBook The Politics of Numbers PDF written by William Alonso and published by Russell Sage Foundation. This book was released on 1987-09-09 with total page 491 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Author | : William Alonso |
Publisher | : Russell Sage Foundation |
Total Pages | : 491 |
Release | : 1987-09-09 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781610440028 |
ISBN-13 | : 1610440021 |
Rating | : 4/5 (28 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Politics of Numbers by : William Alonso
Book excerpt: The Politics of Numbers is the first major study of the social and political forces behind the nation's statistics. In more than a dozen essays, its editors and authors look at the controversies and choices embodied in key decisions about how we count—in measuring the state of the economy, for example, or enumerating ethnic groups. They also examine the implications of an expanding system of official data collection, of new computer technology, and of the shift of information resources into the private sector. A Volume in the Russell Sage Foundation Census Series