Governance by Indicators: Global Power Through Quantification and Rankings

by Angelina Fisher, Kevin E. Davis, Benedict Kingsbury, et al.

The use of indicators as a technique of global governance is increasing rapidly. Major examples include the World Bank's Doing Business Indicators, the World Bank's Good Governance and Rule of Law indicators, the Millennium Development Goals, and the indicators produced by Transparency International. Human rights indicators are being developed in the UN and regional and advocacy organizations. The burgeoning production and use of indicators has not,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198747934
• ISBN13: 9780198747932
• Release Date: July 2015
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 504 Pages
• Weight: 1.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.2"