The Quiet Power of Indicators: Measuring Governance, Corruption, and Rule of Law

doi:10.1017/CBO9781139871532

Using 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.

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Frontmatter
pp i-vi
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Notes on Contributors
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Acknowledgments
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Introduction: The Local-Global Life of Indicators: Law, Power, and Resistance
pp 1-24
- By Kevin E. Davis, New York University, Benedict Kingsbury, New York University, Sally Engle Merry, New York University
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PART I - GLOBAL INDICATORS OF GOVERNANCE, CORRUPTION, AND RULE OF LAW
pp 25-26
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1 - International Organizations and the Production of Indicators: The Case of Freedom House
pp 27-74
- By Christopher G. Bradley, University of Oxford
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2 - Indicators and the Law: A Case Study of the Rule of Law Index
pp 75-102
- By René Urueña, Universidad de Los Andes
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3 - Measuring Corporate Accountability through Global Indicators
pp 103-132
- By Galit A. Sarfaty, University of British Columbia
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4 - The Quest for Measuring Development: The Role of the Indicator Bank
pp 133-155
- By María Angélica Prada Uribe, Universidad de los Andes
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5 - Tradeoffs in Accountability: Conditionality Processes in the European Union and Millennium Challenge Corporation
pp 156-196
- By Nikhil K. Dutta, New York University
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Part II - INDICATORS IN LOCAL CONTEXTS
pp 197-198
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6 - Rule of Law Indicators as a Technology of Power in Romania
pp 199-221
- By Mihaela Serban, Ramapo College of New Jersey
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7 - Indicators, Global Expertise, and a Local Political Drama: Producing and Deploying Corruption Perception Data in Post-Socialist Albania
pp 222-247
- By Smoki Musaraj, Ohio University
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8 - Evaluating the Impact of Corruption Indicators on Governance Discourses in Kenya
pp 248-283
- By Migai Akech, Cambridge University
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9 - Measuring Labor Market Efficiency: Indicators that Fuel an Ideological War and Undermine Social Concern and Trust in the South African Regulatory Process
pp 284-316
- By Debbie Collier, University of Cape Town, Paul Benjamin, University of Cape Town
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10 - Conclusion: Contesting Global Indicators
pp 317-338
- By David Nelken, Cambridge University
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Index
pp 339-354
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Books in the Series
pp 355-358
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Contents

Frontmatter
pp i-vi

Contents
pp vii-viii

Notes on Contributors
pp ix-xii

Acknowledgments
pp xiii-xiv

Introduction: The Local-Global Life of Indicators: Law, Power, and Resistance
pp 1-24

PART I - GLOBAL INDICATORS OF GOVERNANCE, CORRUPTION, AND RULE OF LAW
pp 25-26

1 - International Organizations and the Production of Indicators: The Case of Freedom House
pp 27-74

2 - Indicators and the Law: A Case Study of the Rule of Law Index
pp 75-102

3 - Measuring Corporate Accountability through Global Indicators
pp 103-132

4 - The Quest for Measuring Development: The Role of the Indicator Bank
pp 133-155

5 - Tradeoffs in Accountability: Conditionality Processes in the European Union and Millennium Challenge Corporation
pp 156-196

Part II - INDICATORS IN LOCAL CONTEXTS
pp 197-198

6 - Rule of Law Indicators as a Technology of Power in Romania
pp 199-221

7 - Indicators, Global Expertise, and a Local Political Drama: Producing and Deploying Corruption Perception Data in Post-Socialist Albania
pp 222-247

8 - Evaluating the Impact of Corruption Indicators on Governance Discourses in Kenya
pp 248-283

9 - Measuring Labor Market Efficiency: Indicators that Fuel an Ideological War and Undermine Social Concern and Trust in the South African Regulatory Process
pp 284-316

10 - Conclusion: Contesting Global Indicators
pp 317-338

Index
pp 339-354

Books in the Series
pp 355-358

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