The Power of Global Performance Indicators - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Power of Global Performance Indicators write by Judith G. Kelley. This book was released on 2020-03-19. The Power of Global Performance Indicators available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Shows how global ratings and rankings shape political agendas and influence states' behavior, reframing how we think about power.
Introduction
Introduction - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Introduction write by Judith G. Kelley. This book was released on 2019. Introduction available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. In recent decades, IGOs, NGOs, private firms and even states have begun to regularly package and distribute information on the relative performance of states. From the World Bank's Ease of Doing Business Index to the Financial Action Task Force blacklist, Global Performance Indicators (GPIs) are increasingly deployed to influence governance globally. We argue that GPIs derive influence from their ability to frame issues, extend the authority of the creator, and--most importantly--to invoke recurrent comparison that stimulate governments' concerns for their own and their country's reputation. Their public and ongoing ratings and rankings of states are particularly adept at capturing attention not only at elite policy levels but also among other domestic and transnational actors. GPIs thus raise new questions for research on politics and governance globally. What are the social and political effects of this form of information on discourse, policies and behavior? What types of actors can effectively wield GPIs and on what types of issues? In this symposium introduction, we define GPIs, describe their rise, and theorize and discuss these questions in light of the findings of the symposium contributions.
The Quiet Power of Indicators
The Quiet Power of Indicators - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Quiet Power of Indicators write by Sally Engle Merry. This book was released on 2015-05-26. The Quiet Power of Indicators available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This highly accessible book investigates the rankings that increasingly influence perceptions of countries' governance and civil rights.
Governance by Indicators
Governance by Indicators - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Governance by Indicators write by Kevin Davis. This book was released on 2012-07-05. Governance by Indicators available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Indicators and rankings are widely used by governments and organisations to assess the effectiveness, efficiency, and success of policy decisions. This book evaluates the creation of indicators, their impact on policy decisions, and the implications of their use.
The Power of Ranking
The Power of Ranking - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Power of Ranking write by Rush Doshi. This book was released on 2019. The Power of Ranking available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The proliferation of Global Performance Indicators (GPIs), especially those that rate and rank states against one another, shapes decisions of states, investors, bureaucrats, and voters. This power has not been lost on the World Bank, which has marshaled the Ease of Doing Business (EDB) index to amass surprising influence over global regulatory policies - a domain over which it has no explicit mandate and for which there is ideological contestation. This paper demonstrates how the World Bank's EDB ranking system affects policy through bureaucratic, transnational, and domestic political channels. We use observational and experimental data to show that states respond to being publicly ranked and make reforms strategically to improve their ranking. A survey experiment of professional investors demonstrates that the EDB ranking shapes investor perceptions of investment opportunities. Qualitative evidence from India's interagency EDB effort show how these mechanisms shape domestic politics and policy in the world's second-largest largest emerging economy.
