Social indexology, neoliberalism and racialised metrics: legitimising the 'inferiority' of Global South countries.

The article critically examines how the neoliberal ethos has influenced the racialised ranking of countries using indexes, or what I propose to call social indexology (SI). SI refers to the use of quantitative metrics to measure the performance of countries based on selected indicators, often drawn...

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Publicado en:Third World Quarterly Vol. 42; no. 9; pp. 2096 - 2115
Autor principal: Ratuva, Steven
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Taylor & Francis Ltd Sep2021
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