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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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Published in:Third World Quarterly Vol. 42; no. 9; pp. 2096 - 2115
Main Author: Ratuva, Steven
Format: Article
Published: Taylor & Francis Ltd Sep2021
Subjects:
Social indicators
Racialization
Equality
Developing countries
Neoliberalism
Global North-South divide
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