The power of performance indices in the global politics of anti-corruption

Journal of International Relations and Development

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 506-531

  Hansen, Hans Krause ^a  

^a Copenhagen Business School ^*  (Denmark)

Author keywords

Anti corruption; blacklisting; calculative practices; governmentality; organisation; surveillance

Indexed keywords

CORRUPTION; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; ORGANIZATIONAL FRAMEWORK; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POWER RELATIONS; SURVEILLANCE AND ENFORCEMENT; WORLD BANK;

EID: 84868555870     PISSN: 14086980     EISSN: 15811980     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/jird.2011.18     Document Type: Article

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