Lepenies, Philipp,  1971- <br/><br/>
The power of a single number :  a political history of GDP / 
Philipp Lepenies ; translated by Jeremy Gaines. 
 - pages cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Introduction -- What it's all about : a short primer on GDP -- William petty and political arithmetic : the origins of GDP -- The frustrations of Colin Clark : England -- Simon Kuznets and the politics of gross national product : the United States -- War, kidnapping, and data theft : Germany -- The ultimate triumph of gross national product -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Index. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780231175104 (cloth : alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2015034785 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Gross domestic product--Political aspects--History.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HC79.I5  / L4613 2016 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>339.3/109