Pseudo-quantities, New Public Management and Human Judgement
In this article I will introduce a new concept: pseudoquantities. A pseudo-quantity is a spurious quantity that purports to indicate the dimensions of something but is actually arbitrary and, if taken at face value, misleading. A real quantity informs us about the number, weight or velocity of somet...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Linköping University Electronic Press
2012-10-01
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| Series: | Confero: Essays on Education, Philosophy and Politics |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.3384/confero.13v1i1a1 |