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An uneven statistical topography: the political economy of household budget surveys in late colonial Ghana, 1951–1957

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posted on 2023-06-08, 20:03 authored by Gerardo Serra
This paper reconstructs the history of household budget surveys in late colonial Ghana. It is argued that the household budgets institutionalised an “uneven statistical topography”. This unevenness comprises a spatial and a conceptual dimension. The former refers to the choice of the sampling locations, closely mirroring the uneven will of the state to exercise control over different parts of the country. The latter refers to the fact that household budget surveys incorporated different cognitive tools and served different aims depending on what the government envisaged as its political and economic agenda in the surveyed areas.

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  • Published

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Journal

Canadian Journal of Development Studies

ISSN

0225-5189

Publisher

Taylor & Francis

Issue

1

Volume

35

Page range

9-27

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  • History Publications

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Peer reviewed?

  • Yes

Legacy Posted Date

2015-02-18

First Compliant Deposit (FCD) Date

2015-02-18

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