States and statistics in the nineteenth century

This book is a history of an illusion. It is also a history of the dream that preceded the illusion. The book discusses statistics as the field of tension between the scientific claims of neutrality and universality on the one hand and the political and economic reality of the conflicting interests...

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Main Author:	Randeraad, Nico
Format:	Online
Language:	English
Published:	Manchester University Press 2021
Subjects:	Political Science Public Affairs & Administration History Europe General thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government::JPP Public administration thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHD European history
Online Access:	https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/44061
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