Joan van Heijster

Joan van Heijster is a PhD Candidate focusing on the politics of macroeconomic indicators in China. In her research she traces the history of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) indicator and tries to understand how developments in the Chinese political economy drive the changes in the measurement and (political) uses of GDP. She has a background in International Relations with a focus on Asian political economy and the BRICS countries.

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This article is taken from
SASE Winter Newsletter 18/19
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This article is taken from
SASE Winter Newsletter 17/18
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