Ranking the world : grading states as a tool of global governance /

"Over the last decade international rankings have emerged as a critical tool used by international actors engaged in global governance. State practices and performance are now judged by a number of high profile indexes, including assessments of their levels of corruption, quality of democracy,...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Cooley, Alexander, 1972- (Editor ), Snyder, Jack L. (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, United Kingdom : Cambridge University Press, 2015.
Temas:
2000-2099
Nation-state and globalization.
International relations > Statistics > Political aspects.
International economic relations > Statistics > Political aspects.
World politics > 21st century.
Nation et mondialisation.
Relations internationales > Statistiques > Aspect politique.
Politique mondiale > 21e siècle.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > International Relations > General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Essays.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > National.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Reference.
World politics.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The emerging politics of international rankings and ratings: A framework for analysis
  • Just who put you in charge? We did: CRAs and the politics of ratings
  • Corruption rankings: Constructing and contesting the global anti-corruption agenda
  • Measuring stateness, ranking political orders: Indices of state fragility and state failure
  • Lost in the gray zone: Competing measures of democracy in the former Soviet republics
  • Winning the rankings game: The Republic of Georgia, USAID, and the Doing Business Project
  • Conclusion: Rating the ratings craze: From consumer choice to public policy outcomes.

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