Timothy Mitchell
The work of economics: how a discipline makes its world
New York University
work economics operate establish facts make stable sometimes able use world laboratory measures necessary organize world laboratory economic experiments extent measures rely upon efforts nonacademic economists social agents arrangements including think tanks government policies development programs ngos social movements recent natural experiment using social world laboratory carried peru produced remarkable results enthusiastically received economists united states international development agencies paper examines work organizing sociotechnical world required produce knowledge curious kind facts produced connections among involved work particular organized work neoliberal movement role new facts making possible efforts economic experimentation