Introduction: Global Governance by Indicators

Kevin E. Davis; Benedict Kingsbury; Sally Engle Merry

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Introduction: Global Governance by Indicators

Kevin E. Davis, Benedict Kingsbury, Sally Engle Merry

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This introductory chapter considers the increase of use and production of indicators in global governance. It first identifies the primary characteristics of indicators and then studies the features of governance and global governance. The next section presents a number of hypotheses regarding the implications of, and the reasons for, the use of indicators in global governance. This chapter also highlights several important insights that are presented in the following chapters and presents an overview of the book.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Governance by Indicators
Subtitle of host publication	Global Power through Quantification and Rankings
Publisher	Oxford University Press
ISBN (Electronic)	9780199949915
ISBN (Print)	9780199658244
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199658244.003.0001
State	Published - Sep 20 2012

Keywords

Global governance
Implications
Indicators
Primary characteristics

ASJC Scopus subject areas

General Social Sciences

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