Counting

How We Use Numbers to Decide What Matters

Deborah Stone

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Norton
15 October 2021

Society & Social Sciences; Politics & government

In a post-Trumpian world where COVID rates soar and Americans wage near?civil war about election results, Deborah Stone's Counting promises to transform how we think about numbers. Contrary to what you learned in kindergarten, counting is more art than arithmetic. In fact, numbers are just as much creatures of the human imagination as poetry and painting; the simplest tally starts with judgments about what counts. In a nation whose Constitution originally counted a slave as three-fifths of a person and where algorithms disproportionately consign Black Americans to prison, it is now more important than ever to understand how numbers can be both weapons of the powerful and tools of resistance. With her ?signature brilliance? (Robert Kuttner), eminent political scientist Deborah Stone delivers a ?mild-altering? work (Jacob Hacker) that shows ?how being in thrall to numbers is misguided and dangerous? (New York Times Book Review).

By: Deborah Stone
Imprint: Norton
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 211mm, Width: 142mm, Spine: 23mm
Weight: 377g
ISBN: 9781324091066
ISBN 10: 1324091061
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 15 October 2021
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Deborah Stone is a renowned scholar who has taught at Brandeis, MIT, and other universities around the world. Her award-winning book Policy Paradox has captivated readers through three decades, four editions, and six translations-but who's counting? She lives in Brookline, Massachusetts.

Reviews for Counting: How We Use Numbers to Decide What Matters

"""Anyone who believes that 2 × 30 is equal to 3 × 20 is in for a delightful surprise."" -- Charles Wheelan ""Deborah Stone’s inspired book could not be better timed. Endless arguments about how to construct and understand COVID-19 statistics prove her point—ostensibly objective numbers are never neutral. Stone brings to this endeavor her signature brilliance at demystifying daunting topics."" -- Robert Kuttner, co-editor of American Prospect"