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Numbers in India's periphery : the political economy of government statistics /

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Agrawal, Ankush (Author), Kumar, Vikas (Author)
Corporate Author: Cambridge University Press
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2020.
Subjects:
India > Politics and government > Statistics > History > 20th century.
India > Politics and government > Statistics > History > 21st century.
India > Population > History > 20th century.
India > Population > History > 21st century.
Nāgāland (India) > Politics and government > Statistics > History > 20th century.
Nāgāland (India) > Politics and government > Statistics > History > 21st century.
Nāgāland (India) > Population > History > 20th century.
Nāgāland (India) > Population > History > 21st century.
1900-2099
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Part I. Introduction
  • State and statistics
  • Nagaland and numbers
  • Part II. Key statistics
  • Cartographic 'mess'
  • Demographic somersault
  • Winning censuses
  • Flawed surveys
  • Part III. Policy implications
  • Data, development and democracy.