The Politics of Large Numbers

The Politics of Large Numbers
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Publisher : Harvard University Press
Total Pages : 386
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ISBN-10 : 067400969X
ISBN-13 : 9780674009691
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Book Synopsis The Politics of Large Numbers by : Alain Desrosières

Download or read book The Politics of Large Numbers written by Alain Desrosières and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 1998 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Begins with study of history of statistics, and shows how the evolution of modern statistics has been inextricably bound up with the knowledge and power of governments.


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