The power of numbers in global governance

Journal of International Relations and Development

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 455-465

  Hansen, Hans Krause ^a   Mühlen Schulte, Arthur ^b  

^a Department of International Economics and Management   (Denmark)

^b GERMAN DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE   (Germany)

Author keywords

actor networks; global governance; governmentality; Numbers; performance measurement; pragmatism

Indexed keywords

ACTOR NETWORK THEORY; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POLITICAL ECONOMY; POWER RELATIONS; SURVEILLANCE AND ENFORCEMENT;

EID: 84868531658     PISSN: 14086980     EISSN: 15811980     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/jird.2012.1     Document Type: Article

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