Non-fiction
The Metric Society
On the Quantification of the Social
Steffen Mau
© Polity
The measurement of the individual is progressing inexorably. Ratings, rankings, classifications, etc. are finding their way into areas of everyday life such as work, studies, sports, tourism and consumer behaviour. Steffen Mau describes the impact of the data collected in this way.
Translation sponsored by the Goethe-Institut