Statistical expertise in the Ecuadorian public administration: Emergence and legitimation mechanisms

Statistics are an essential tool for governance in contemporary public administration. The advent of this discipline in Ecuador hinged on the role played by a field of experts that appeared and achieved legitimacy in the period running between 1927 and 2020. The present text asks about the role of i...

• Main Author: Villacís, Byron (author)
• Format: article
• Language: spa
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: estatísticas públicas; legitimação; sociologia das estatísticas; sociologia das profissões; sociologia do conhecimento; teoria de campos; public statistics; legitimacy; sociology of statistics; occupational sociology; sociology of knowledge; field theory; estadística pública; legitimación; sociología de la estadística; sociología de las profesiones; sociología del conocimiento; teoría de campos
• Online Access: https://iconos.flacsoandes.edu.ec/index.php/iconos/article/view/4841