The Politics of Large Numbers

Author	: Alain Desrosières
Publisher	: Harvard University Press
Total Pages	: 386
Release	: 1998
ISBN-10	: 067400969X
ISBN-13	: 9780674009691
Rating	: 4/5 (691 Downloads)

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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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