International organizations and the production of indicators: The case of freedom house

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

Volumn , Issue , 2015, Pages 27-74

  Bradley, Christopher G ^a,b,c,d  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1007/9781139871532.002     Document Type: Chapter

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