01136nas a2200109   4500008004100000245008100041210006900122260001200191520073000203100002400933856006900957       2014                        eng d00aGross Domestic Problem: The Politics Behind the World's Most Powerful Number0 aGross Domestic Problem The Politics Behind the Worlds Most Power  aLeipzig3 a<p>The history of GDP is that of the quest for power that continues to affect our political life nowadays. It was initially employed as 'war machine' in the Second World War and then used as a propaganda device during the bipolar rivalry between capitalism and the Soviet empire. At the political level, the power of GDP has impoverished democracy by glorifying the role of technocrats and business, turning politics into a matter for experts. This paper recounts the history of GDP to show its intimate connection with the power struggle of the 20th century. Keywords: GDP; power; war; markets; economists; globalization. This paper is part of the Special Session "Degrowth and History. Economics, Sustainability, Power"</p>1 aFioramonti, Lorenzo  uhttps://degrowth.community/conference2014/scientific-papers/3239