A world of indicators: The making of governmental knowledge through quantification

The World of Indicators: The Making of Governmental Knowledge through Quantification

Volumn , Issue , 2015, Pages 1-33

  Rottenburg, Richard ^a   Merry, Sally Engle ^b,c  

^a MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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

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EID: 84952937138     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9781316091265.001     Document Type: Chapter

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