Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vi
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Introduction AN ANTHROPOLOGIST AMONG THE DEMOGRAPHERS Assembling Data in Survey Research Worlds 1
5. One THE OFFICE IN THE FIELD Building Survey Infrastructures 31
6. Two LIVING PROJECT TO PROJECT Brokering Local Knowledge in the Field 67
7. Three CLEAN DATA, MESSY GIFTS Soap-for- Information Transactions in the Field 100
8. Four MATERIALIZING CLEAN DATA IN THE FIELD 129
9. Five WHEN NUMBERS TRAVEL The Politics of Making Evidence-Based Policy 166
10. Conclusion ANTHROPOLOGY IN AND OF (CRITICAL) GLOBAL HEALTH 200
11. Appendix: sample household roster questions 217
12. Notes 223
13. Bibliography 237
14. Index 269