{"product_id":"the-quiet-power-of-indicators-measuring-governance-corruption-and-rule-of-law-hardback-9781107075207","title":"The Quiet Power of Indicators; Measuring Governance, Corruption, and Rule of Law (Hardback) 9781107075207","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Quiet Power of Indicators\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eMeasuring Governance, Corruption, and Rule of Law\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis highly accessible book investigates the rankings that increasingly influence perceptions of countries' governance and civil rights.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eSally Engle Merry (Edited by), Kevin E. Davis (Edited by), Benedict Kingsbury (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781107075207, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 26 May 2015\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e374 pages, 8 b\/w illus.  9 tables\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.5 x 2.5 cm, 0.63 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eUsing a power-knowledge framework, this volume critically investigates how major global indicators of legal governance are produced, disseminated and used, and to what effect. Original case studies include Freedom House's Freedom in the World indicator, the Global Reporting Initiative's structure for measuring and reporting on corporate social responsibility, the World Justice Project's measurement of the rule of law, the World Bank's Doing Business index, the World Bank-supported Worldwide Governance Indicators, the World Bank's Country Performance Institutional Assessment (CPIA), and the Transparency International Corruption (Perceptions) index. Also examined is the use of performance indicators by the European Union for accession countries and by the US Millennium Challenge Corporation in allocating US aid funds.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction: the local-global life of indicators: law, power and resistance Kevin Davis, Benedict Kingsbury and Sally Engle Merry\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Global Indicators of Governance, Corruption, and Rule of Law: 1. International organizations and the production of indicators: the case of freedom house Christopher G. Bradley\u003cbr\u003e 2. Indicators and the law: a case study of the rule of law index René Urueña\u003cbr\u003e 3. Measuring corporate accountability through global indicators Galit A. Sarfaty\u003cbr\u003e 4. The quest for measuring development: the role of the indicator bank María Angélica Prada Uribe\u003cbr\u003e 5. Qualitative and quantitative conditionality: accountability in the EU accession and MCC processes Nikhil Dutta\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Indicators in Local Contexts: 6. Rule of law indicators as a political technology of power in Romania Mihaela Serban\u003cbr\u003e 7. Indicators, global expertise, and a local political drama: producing and deploying corruption perception data in postsocialist Albania Smoki Musaraj\u003cbr\u003e 8. Evaluating the impact of corruption (perception) indicators on governance discourses in Kenya Migai Akech\u003cbr\u003e 9. Measuring labour market efficiency: indicators that fuel an ideological war and undermine social concern and trust in the South African regulatory process Debbie Collier and Paul Benjamin\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion: contesting global indicators David Nelken.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Law \u0026amp; society [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Law \u0026amp; society\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Law%20\u0026amp;%20society%20%5BLAQ%5D%22\"\u003eLAQ\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46265587433752,"sku":"9781107075207","price":65.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781107075207i_639bac5c-3b59-4851-8c64-987ffe9edac2.jpg?v=1694545895","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-quiet-power-of-indicators-measuring-governance-corruption-and-rule-of-law-hardback-9781107075207","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}