Government Statistical Agencies and the Politics of Credibility

Who decides how official statistics are produced? Do politicians have control or are decisions left to independent statistical agencies? Interviews with statisticians in Australia, Canada, Sweden, the UK and the USA reveal that the power over statistics is distributed differently across countries, and this book explains why.

A propos de l'auteur

Cosmo Howard is Senior Lecturer, School of Government and International Relations, Griffith University. He has taught political science, public policy and administration in Australia and Canada. His research has been published in several books and leading international journals including Governance and Public Administration. He has worked as a consultant for Australian and Canadian governments.

Résumé

Who decides how official statistics are produced? Do politicians have control or are decisions left to independent statistical agencies? Interviews with statisticians in Australia, Canada, Sweden, the UK and the USA reveal that the power over statistics is distributed differently across countries, and this book explains why.

Texte suppl.

'In this dramaturgical sociology of statisticians in five liberal democracies, Cosmo Howard has produced a wonderfully rich set of insights into expertise, authority and the public performances of statistical systems. This enjoyable and in-depth examination uncovers the struggles for credibility of both politicians and statisticians, in the twenty-first century. In doing so it highlights the importance of performative strategies for all experts.' Jenny M Lewis, Professor, University of Melbourne, Australia

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Cosmo (Griffith University Howard, Cosmo Wyndham Howard, Cosmo Wyndham (Griffith University Howard, Cosmo (Griffith University Queensland) Howard, Howard Cosmo Howard, Cosmo Howard
• Edition: Cambridge University Press Academic
• Contenu: Livre
• Forme du produit: Livre Relié
• Date de parution: 30.09.2020
• Catégorie: Littérature spécialisée; Sciences sociales, droit, économie > Economie > Economie privée
• EAN: 9781108491228
• ISBN: 978-1-108-49122-8
• Dimensions (emballage): 16 x 24 x 2 cm
• Thème: Cambridge Studies in Comparati; Print on Demand; Cambridge Studies in Comparative Public Policy
• Catégories: Finance, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Finance / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Comparative Politics, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Econometrics, Economic statistics, Comparative Politics, Econometrics, Econometrics and economic statistics, Finance and the finance industry