| ID | 151507 |
| Title Proper | failure of governmentality |
| Other Title Information | why Transparency International underestimated corruption in Ben Ali’s Tunisia |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Baumann, Hannes |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This article critiques the Foucauldian approach to governance indicators. Transparency International’s (TI) Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) underestimated Tunisian corruption levels under President Ben Ali: his regime was highly corrupt but foreign investors were less affected. CPI methodology meant it reflected primarily the needs of foreign investors. The Foucauldian approach specifically excludes analysis of governance indicators’ methodologies. It thus fails to demonstrate the effectiveness of governance indicators as a technology of government, and it fails to show how the production of the CPI is embedded in a wider global political economy. |
| `In' analytical Note | Third World Quarterly Vol. 38, No.2; 2017: p.467-482 |
| Journal Source | Third World Quarterly Vol: 38 No 2 |
| Key Words | Global civil Society ; Governance ; Governmentality ; Tunisia ; Transparency International ; Corruption Perception |