The Politics of Numbers

by William Alonso (Editor), Paul Starr (Editor)

Overview

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

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780871540164
Publisher:	Russell Sage Foundation
Publication date:	05/18/1989
Series:	Russell Sage Foundation Census Series
Pages:	496
Product dimensions:	6.62(w) x 9.25(h) x 1.30(d)

About the Author

WILLIAM ALONSO is at Harvard University. PAUL STARR is at Princeton University.