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The Cost of Living in America: A Political History of Economic Statistics, 1880–2000 Stapleford, Thomas A. (University of Notre Dame, Indiana)
The Cost of Living in America: A Political History of Economic Statistics, 1880–2000
Stapleford, Thomas A. (University of Notre Dame, Indiana)
In this book Stapleford explains why Americans came to vest so much authority in the Consumer Price Index, what choices were made in constructing the index, and why those choices matter both for our understanding of American history and for contemporary political and economic life.
440 pages, 7 b/w illus. 7 tables
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | September 14, 2009 |
| ISBN13 | 9780521895019 |
| Publishers | Cambridge University Press |
| Pages | 440 |
| Dimensions | 237 × 161 × 33 mm · 794 g |
| Language | English |