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Governance by Indicators: Global Power through Classification and Rankings

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  • Davis, Kevin
    (Beller Family Professor of Business Law, New York University School of Law)

  • Fisher, Angelina
    (Programme Director, NYU's Institute for International Law and Business)

  • Kingsbury, Benedict
    (Murray and Ida Becker Professor of Law, New York University School of Law)

  • Engle Merry, Sally
    (Professor of Anthropology, Law, and Society, New York University)

Abstract

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, however, been accompanied by systematic comparative study of, or reflection on, the implications, possibilities, and pitfalls of this practice. This book furthers the study of these issues by examining the production and history of indicators, as well as relationships between the producers, users, subjects, and audiences of indicators. It also explores the creation, use, and effects of indicators as forms of knowledge and as mechanisms of making and implementing decisions in global governance. Using insights from case studies, empirical work, and theoretical approaches from several disciplines, the book identifies legal, policy, and normative implications of the production and use of indicators as a tool of global governance. Contributors to this volume - Nehal Bhuta - The New School Graduate Program in International Affairs Armin von Bogdandy - Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law Tim Buthe - Duke University Lorenzo Casini - Italian Constitutional Court Sabino Cassese - Italian Constitutional Court Janie Chuang - American University Washington College of Law Sarah Dadush - New York University School of Law Nikhil K. Dutta - Law Clerk, U.S. District Court, Philadelphia Wendy Nelson Espeland - Northwestern University Angelina Fisher - NYU School of Law Anne Gallagher - Asia Regional Trafficking in Persons Project Matthias Goldmann - Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law John Hagan - Northwestern University Terence C. Halliday - American Bar Foundation and University of Illinois College of Law Katharina Pistor - Columbia Law School AnnJanette Rosga - Women's International League for Peace and Freedom Margaret L. Satterthwaite - NYU School of Law Michael Sauder - University of Iowa Ronen Shamir - Tel Aviv University Christopher Stone - Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University Rene Uruena - Los Andes University Dana Weiss - Tel Aviv University Marina Zaloznaya - Northwestern University

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  • Davis, Kevin & Fisher, Angelina & Kingsbury, Benedict & Engle Merry, Sally (ed.), 2012. "Governance by Indicators: Global Power through Classification and Rankings," OUP Catalogue, Oxford University Press, number 9780199658244.
    • Handle: RePEc:oxp:obooks:9780199658244
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