The Production of Government Indicators： Types and Process——A Case Study of the Production of Planning Indicators for the Civil Affairs in Province A
Chen Nabo1 Chen Jiali2
(1.Research Center for Sociological Theories and Methods， School of Sociology and Population Studies， Renmin University of China， Beijing 100872；2.Guangdong Jingwei Social Development Research Service Center， Guangzhou 510627)
Abstract：Governance by indicators is considered as an important state governance mechanism in China. It increasingly attracts the attention of researchers in social sciences. The previous studies mainly focus on the indicator implementation activities， while there is not enough emphasis on the production process. Based on a case study of the indicator production process in the making of the five-year plan of the Civil Affairs Department in Province A， this research explores how the considerations of performance-related acquisition and avoiding risks shape the attitude and behavior of the decision-making groups， and thus result in the appearance and exit of different types of indicators in the production process， and finally form the indicator production result based on the logic of “ensuring performance-related acquisition”. This study provides a detailed case study of government indicators production and seeks to inspire future relevant research.
陈那波 陈嘉丽. 政府指标的生产：类型与过程——以A省民政规划指标编制为例[J]. 华中师范大学学报（人文社会科学版）, 2022, 61(5): 49-64.
Chen Nabo Chen Jiali. The Production of Government Indicators： Types and Process——A Case Study of the Production of Planning Indicators for the Civil Affairs in Province A. journal1, 2022, 61(5): 49-64.
2022, Vol. 61 
