Numbers dominate contemporary governance. Governments are expected to set and meet quantitative targets in all major policy areas. Accountability is now closely tied to performance measurement and auditing. Governmental achievements are persistently ranked against global standards and ''best practices." Political fortunes and policy proposals are constantly assessed-via polls, while programs are increasingly systemically evaluated using econometric techniques. Key ''official statistics'' such as unemployment and inflation rates are monitored by international financial markets, which can rise and fall dramatically in response to changes in the value of these indicators. As a result of this apparent hegemony of quantification, some scholars argue that calculation is a defining feature of neoliberal rule (Haggerty, 2001a; Rydin, 2007; Sokhi-Bulley, 2011). Calculative practices such as ''numeration," ''quantification," and ''datafication'' (Mayer-Schonberger & Cukier, 2013) appear to facilitate key reform agendas associated with neoliberal rationalities of government, including the increasing moves to calculate the worth of public goods and services in financial terms, along with the.seemingly relentless push to ration government programs, make their administration more efficient, and introduce market principles into public service provision.