The Uncounted. Alex Cobham

The Uncounted

      Alex Cobham

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      Copyright © Alex Cobham 2020

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      First published in 2020 by Polity Press

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      ISBN-13: 978-1-5095-3603-0

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      Names: Cobham, Alex, author.

      Title: The uncounted / Alex Cobham.

      Description: Cambridge, UK ; Medford, MA, USA : Polity, 2020. | Includes bibliographical references and index. | Summary: “What we count matters, and in a world where policies and decisions are underpinned by numbers, statistics and data, if you’re not counted, you don’t count. In this book, Alex Cobham argues that systematic gaps in economic and demographic data not only lead us to understate a wide range of damaging inequalities, but also to actively exacerbate them”-- Provided by publisher.

      Identifiers: LCCN 2019023983 (print) | LCCN 2019023984 (ebook) | ISBN 9781509536016 (hardback) | ISBN 9781509536023 (paperback) | ISBN 9781509536030 (epub)

      Subjects: LCSH: Equality. | Population--Statistical methods. | Social sciences--Statistical methods. | Social indicators.

      Classification: LCC HM821 .C634 2020 (print) | LCC HM821 (ebook) | DDC 305--dc23

      LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2019023983 LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2019023984

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