What is national wellbeing and what is progress? Why measure these definitions? Why are measures beyond economic performance needed and how will they be used? How do we measure national wellbeing & turn the definitions into observable quantities? Where are we now and where to next? This book deals w[...]

Explores the meaning and power of data as well as the history of data collection and interpretation, evaluating how information gathering practices in the fields of mathematics, science, and statistics enable people to safeguard and extend systems of knowledge.[...]