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Showing papers by "Susan Greenhalgh published in 2008"


Book
01 Jan 2008
TL;DR: In this article, an Anthropology of Science Making and Policymaking is presented, where an Epistemic Approach is used to explain why an epistemic approach is needed in science making and policymaking.
Abstract: List of Illustrations ix Preface xi Acknowledgments xix 1. Introduction: An Anthropology of Science Making and Policymaking 1 2. History: The "Ideology" Before the "Science" 45 making population science 79 3. A Chinese Marxian Statistics of Population 81 4. A Sinified Cybernetics of Population 125 5. A Chinese Marxian Humanism of Population 169 making population policy 191 6. The Scientific Revolution in Chengdu 193 7. Ally Recruitment in Beijing 232 8. Scientific Policymaking in Zhongnanhai 271 9. Conclusion: Why an Epistemic Approach Matters 307 Notes 345 List of Interviews 361 References 371 Index 395

177 citations


Book ChapterDOI
15 Apr 2008

23 citations