@article{fdi:010090322,
  title = {{T}racking the cost of living, for whom and at what price ? : a political economy of price indicators in {M}adagascar},
  author = {{B}edecarrats, {F}lorent and {D}azet, {F}. and {G}u{\'e}rin, {I}sabelle and {R}azafindrakoto, {M}ireille and {R}oubaud, {F}ran{\c{c}}ois},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}his article studies the production and meaning of price indicators in {M}adagascar, a post-colonial context characterized by a weak state, the prominence of international aid, and repeated food crises. {W}e observe a profusion of indicators, data, and analyses related to prices. {S}uch profusion illustrates not only different meanings of the cost of living but also fragmented economies and a fragmented mode of government in which nongovernmental organizations and international organizations play a leading role. {W}hatever their efforts, these initiatives struggle to capture the specific features of the cost of living in a context where the subsistence economy remains hardly convertible into numbers. {O}ur analysis confirms the close links between statistical production and modes of government. {T}he {M}alagasy {C}onsumer {P}rice {I}ndex coexists with many disparate initiatives aimed to cope with inequalities and emergencies, reflecting a country in the throes of repeated political, economic, and social crises.},
  keywords = {{D}ata collection ; environmental ethics ; household consumption ; quantitative analysis ; research methods ; analyse quantitative ; collecte de donnees ; consommation des menages ; ethique environnementale ; methodes de recherche ; analisis cuantitativo ; consumo de los hogares ; etica ambiental ; metodos de investigacion ; recopilacion de datos ; {MADAGASCAR}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{I}nternational {S}ociology},
  volume = {38},
  numero = {6},
  pages = {684--703},
  ISSN = {0268-5809},
  year = {2023},
  DOI = {10.1177/02685809231202412},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010090322},
}