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The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Six, One, or None?

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dc.contributor.authorLangbein, Laura
dc.contributor.authorKnack, Stephen
dc.date.accessioned2012-03-30T07:29:06Z
dc.date.available2012-03-30T07:29:06Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.description.abstractAggregate indexes of the quality of governance, covering large samples of countries, have become popular in comparative political analysis. Few studies examine the validity or reliability of these indexes. To partially fill this gap, this study uses factor, confirmatory factor and path analysis to test both measurement and causal models of the six Worldwide Governance indicators. They purportedly measure distinct concepts of control of corruption, rule of law, government effectiveness, rule quality, political stability, and voice and accountability. Rather than distinguishing among aspects of the quality of governance, we find that they appear to be measuring the same broad concept.en
dc.identifier.citationJournal of Development Studies
dc.identifier.issn00220388
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/4661
dc.language.isoEN
dc.relation.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.subjectModels of Political Processes: Rent-seeking, Elections, Legislatures, and Voting Behavior D720
dc.subjectBureaucracy
dc.subjectAdministrative Processes in Public Organizations
dc.subjectCorruption D730
dc.subjectStructure, Scope, and Performance of Government H110
dc.subjectIllegal Behavior and the Enforcement of Law K420
dc.subjectFormal and Informal Sectors
dc.subjectShadow Economy
dc.subjectInstitutional Arrangements O170
dc.titleThe Worldwide Governance Indicators: Six, One, or None?en
dc.title.alternativeJournal of Development Studiesen
dc.typeJournal Articleen
dc.typeArticle de journalfr
dc.typeArtículo de revistaes
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okr.identifier.externaldocumentum1079
okr.journal.nbpages350-370
okr.language.supporteden
okr.peerreviewAcademic Peer Review
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okr.volume46
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