1. The emerging politics of international rankings and ratings: a framework for analysis Alexander Cooley; 2. Just who put you in charge? We did: CRAs and the politics of ratings Rawi Abdelal and Mark Blyth; 3. Corruption rankings: constructing and contesting the global anti-corruption agenda Mlada Bukovansky; 4. Measuring stateness, ranking political orders: indices of state fragility and state failure Nehal Bhuta; 5. Lost in the gray zone: competing measures of democracy in the former Soviet republics Seva Gunitsky; 6. Winning the rankings game: the Republic of Georgia, USAID, and the Doing Business Project Sam Schueth; 7. Conclusion. Rating the ratings craze: from consumer choice to public policy outcomes Jack Snyder and Alexander Cooley.
This book examines the origins of the rise of international rankings, assessing their impact on global governance, and exploring how governments react to being ranked.
Alexander Cooley is Professor of Political Science at Barnard College, Columbia University and Columbia's Harriman Institute. He has published commentaries and opinions in leading venues including the New York Times, Foreign Affairs and Foreign Policy, and serves on a number of international committees, advisory boards and working groups engaged in global governance in the post-Communist region. Jack Snyder is the Robert and Renée Belfer Professor of International Relations in the Political Science Department and the Harriman Institute at Columbia University, New York. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and in 2012 received the International Security Studies Distinguished Scholar Award of the International Studies Association.
'Ranking the World is a truly unique contribution - the 'top
ranked' book of its kind since I cannot think of another quite like
it. It is a must read for anyone interested in the increasingly
important politics of rankings in international relations.' Peter
Andreas, John Hay Professor of Political Science and International
Studies, Brown University, Rhode Island
'Since the 1970s, ratings and rankings have become an ever-present
feature of life in most developed and transitional societies. These
ubiquitous measures reflect the 'powerful allure of the
technocratic model of policy evaluation and performance
accountability', write the editors of this outstanding collection
of chapters unearthing the dark underbelly of ratings politics.
Covering democracy, state failure, corruption, press freedom and
investment, the various authors argue forcefully that, despite
their methodological flaws, systematic biases and susceptibility to
manipulation, ratings and rankings now cause political and economic
change as much as reflect it. The use of simplistic numerical
grades as substitutes for informed debate about policy priorities
and effectiveness, outlined in this highly original and important
book, should concern us all.' Stephen Hopgood, School of Oriental
and African Studies, University of London
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