Never before have we attempted to measure as much as we do today. Why are we so obsessed with numbers? What can they really tell us?
‘A great antidote to cynicism, and a sharply witty reminder of what is important in life.’ Independent
‘Wonderfully subversive.’ Guardian.
David Boyle is a journalist who has written about new ideas in economics for the past decade in newspapers and magazines all over the world. He is the author of Funny Money. Since 1988 he has been editor of New Economics magazine and he has also edited a range of other publications including Town & Country Planning. David Boyle is a fellow of the RSA and a well-known figure in organizations such as the New Economics Foundation. He has been a Winston Curchill Fellow and is a regular broadcaster on the future of money, cities ecomomics and a range of other topics.