TY - BOOK AU - Davis,Kevin E. ED - New York University. TI - Governance by indicators: global power through quantification and rankings T2 - Law and global governance series SN - 9780199949915 (ebook) : AV - JA71.7 U1 - 320.0727 23 PY - 2012/// CY - Oxford PB - Oxford University Press KW - Political indicators KW - Ranking and selection (Statistics) N1 - At foot of title: Institute for International Law and Justice New York University School of Law; Includes bibliographical references and index N2 - 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 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199658244.001.0001 ER -