{"product_id":"the-uncounted-paperback-softback-9781509536023","title":"The Uncounted (Paperback \/ softback) 9781509536023","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Uncounted\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAlex Cobham (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781509536023, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 29 November 2019\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e200 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.3 x 13.7 x 2 cm, 0.318 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘In this sharply written and persuasive book, Alex Cobham contrasts the rich who benefit from being uncounted for tax and regulation purposes with the poor who are denied their rights by being uncounted for public services. Essential reading to understand and address inequality.’  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJayati Ghosh, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e‘This book is a joy to read. Original and highly persuasive, it powerfully illustrates that statistics are political, and that the failure to count is a deliberate act that disempowers the poor and unfairly benefits the rich.’\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAndrew Sumner, King’s College London\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"An important contribution\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eJournal of Australian Political Economy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eWhat 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. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 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.  He shows how, in statistics ranging from electoral registers to household surveys and census data, people from disadvantaged groups, such as indigenous populations, women, and disabled people, are consistently underrepresented.  This further marginalizes them, reducing everything from their political power to their weight in public spending decisions. Meanwhile, corporations and the ultra-rich seek ever greater complexity and opacity in their financial affairs - and when their wealth goes untallied, it means they can avoid regulation and taxation. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e This brilliantly researched book shows how what we do and don’t count is not a neutral or ‘technical’ question: the numbers that rule our world are skewed by raw politics. Cobham forensically lays bare how these issues strike at the heart of our democracy, entrenching inequality and injustice – and outlines what we can do about it.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Uncounted and Excluded: The Unpeople Hidden at the Bottom\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Development’s Data Problem\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 The ‘Data Revolution’\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 We the People – But Only Some of Them\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Uncounted and Illicit: The Unmoney Hiding at the Top\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Uncounted at the Top\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Tax and Illicit Financial Flows in the Sustainable Development Goals\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Inequality, Understated\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III The Uncounted Manifesto\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Economics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Economics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Economics%20%5BKC%5D%22\"\u003eKC\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Polity","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52472149410072,"sku":"9781509536023","price":14.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781509536023.jpg?v=1785719215","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-uncounted-paperback-softback-9781509536023","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}