The world of indicators : the making of governmental knowledge through quantification / edited by Richard Rottenburg, Sally E. Merry, Sung-Joon Park and Johanna Mugler.

The twenty-first century has seen a further dramatic increase in the use of quantitative knowledge for governing social life after its explosion in the 1980s. Indicators and rankings play an increasing role in the way governmental and non-governmental organizations distribute attention, make decisio...

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Other Authors:	Rottenburg, Richard (Editor)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2015.
Series:	Cambridge studies in law and society.
Subjects:	Social indicators. Economic indicators. Social policy. Social planning > Statistical methods. Public administration > Statistical methods.
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781316091265
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