Making It Count : Statistics and Statecraft in the Early People's Republic of China /

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"Among the biggest challenges facing leaders of the newly established People's Republic of China (PRC) was how much they did not know. In 1949, at the end of a long sequence of wars, the government of one of the largest states in the world committed to fundamentally re-engineering its soci...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Ghosh, Arunabh, 1980- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2020]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Statistical services.
HISTORY / Asia / China
Statistics > Political aspects > China > History > 20th century.
China.
China > Statistical services > History > 20th century.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • A new type of standardized statistical work
  • Ascertaining social fact
  • No "mean" solution : reformulating statistics, disciplining scientists
  • The nature of statistical work
  • To "ardently love statistical work" : state (in-) capacity, professionalization, and their discontents
  • Seeking common ground amidst differences : the turn to India
  • A "great leap" in statistics.

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