Counting
Book • 2020
In 'Counting: How We Use Numbers to Decide What Matters', Deborah Stone delves into the complex and subjective nature of counting and measurement.
She argues that numbers are not objective facts but tools shaped by human judgment, influencing public policy and social understanding.
The book explores how numbers can be both instruments of justice and tools of oppression, using examples from history and contemporary issues like the COVID-19 pandemic.
She argues that numbers are not objective facts but tools shaped by human judgment, influencing public policy and social understanding.
The book explores how numbers can be both instruments of justice and tools of oppression, using examples from history and contemporary issues like the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Tim Harford as the author of the book, which explores how different ways of counting can have real-world consequences.
Tim Harford as the author of the book, which explores how different ways of counting can have real-world consequences.
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