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Measuring Society
Engelsk Paperback
Measuring Society
Engelsk Paperback

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Collecting and analyzing data on unemployment, inflation, and inequality help describe the complex world around us. When published by the government, such data are called official statistics. They are reported by the media, used by politicians to lend weight to their arguments, and by economic commentators to opine about the state of society. Despite such widescale use, explanations about how these measures are constructed are seldom provided for a non-technical reader.

This Measuring Society book is a short, accessible guide to six topics: jobs, house prices, inequality, prices for goods and services, poverty, and deprivation. Each relates to concepts we use on a personal level to form an understanding of the society in which we live: We need a job, a place to live, and food to eat.

Using data from the United States, we answer three basic questions: why, how, and for whom these statistics have been constructed. We add some context and flavor by discussing the historical background. This book provides the reader with a good grasp of these measures.

Product detaljer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
176
ISBN-13:
9781138035980
Indbinding:
Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10:
113803598X
Udg. Dato:
9 aug 2019
Længde:
10mm
Bredde:
213mm
Højde:
137mm
Forlag:
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Oplagsdato:
9 aug 2019
Forfatter(e):
Kategori sammenhænge