Development Indicators at the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, 1980-1990
Statistical Visions in the Era of Structural Adjustment
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6148005 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Gerardo Serra (0000-0002-7005-3736, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 149-172 |
| Publication date | 2018-06-30 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Histoire & Mesure (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0982-1783 • E-ISSN: 1957-7745 |
| Publisher | OpenEdition (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.4000/histoiremesure.6942 |
| OpenAlex | W2960703273 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 8 |
This article reconstructs the discourse built by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) on socio-economic indicators in the first decade of structural adjustment. While in the early 1980s such indicators were envisaged as a statistical language to translate the alternative ideas of the Lagos Plan of Action into an operational reality, over the course of the decade they were increasingly seen as tools to evaluate the human and social costs of the policies imposed by the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund. This shift in emphasis informs a reflection on the "governance of indicators", problematizing the relationship between development visions and quantification, and the dynamics which prevented the ECA's vision from shaping African statistics in the way that was intended
Action plan · Commission · Corporate governance · Economic growth · Economics · Management · Political science · Sociology · Vision · International Development and Aid · Law · Public Administration · Finance
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0.5 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2025 (4) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |