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The Worldwide Governance Indicators : Methodology and Analytical Issues

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dc.contributor.authorKaufmann, Daniel
dc.contributor.authorKraay, Aart
dc.contributor.authorMastruzzi, Massimo
dc.date.accessioned2012-03-19T18:42:03Z
dc.date.available2012-03-19T18:42:03Z
dc.date.issued2010-09-01
dc.description.abstractThis paper summarizes the methodology of the Worldwide Governance Indicators (WGI) project, and related analytical issues. The WGI cover over 200 countries and territories, measuring six dimensions of governance starting in 1996: Voice and Accountability, Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism, Government Effectiveness, Regulatory Quality, Rule of Law, and Control of Corruption. The aggregate indicators are based on several hundred individual underlying variables, taken from a wide variety of existing data sources. The data reflect the views on governance of survey respondents and public, private, and NGO sector experts worldwide. The WGI also explicitly report margins of error accompanying each country estimate. These reflect the inherent difficulties in measuring governance using any kind of data. Even after taking these margins of error into account, the WGI permit meaningful cross-country and over-time comparisons. The aggregate indicators, together with the disaggregated underlying source data, are available at www.govindicators.org.en
dc.identifierhttp://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20100924120727
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-5430
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/3913
dc.languageEnglish
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5430
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectABUSE
dc.subjectACCOUNTABILITY
dc.subjectACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISMS
dc.subjectAGGREGATE GOVERNANCE
dc.subjectAGGREGATE GOVERNANCE INDICATORS
dc.subjectAGGREGATE INDICATOR
dc.subjectAGGREGATE INDICATORS
dc.subjectAGGREGATING GOVERNANCE INDICATORS
dc.subjectAGGREGATION METHODOLOGY
dc.subjectAMERICAN STATISTICAL ASSOCIATION
dc.subjectAUTHORITY
dc.subjectAVERAGE LEVEL
dc.subjectBANKS
dc.subjectBIASES
dc.subjectBRIBE
dc.subjectBRIBES
dc.subjectBROADER ASPECT OF GOVERNANCE
dc.subjectBUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
dc.subjectCHOICE OF UNITS FOR GOVERNANCE
dc.subjectCITIZENS
dc.subjectCIVIL SERVICE
dc.subjectCOMMERCIAL RISK RATING AGENCIES
dc.subjectCOMPARISONS OF GOVERNANCE
dc.subjectCOMPOSITE GOVERNANCE INDICATORS
dc.subjectCOMPOSITE INDICATOR
dc.subjectCOMPOSITE INDICATORS
dc.subjectCOMPOSITE MEASURES
dc.subjectCONFIDENCE INTERVALS
dc.subjectCONSENSUS
dc.subjectCONTRACT ENFORCEMENT
dc.subjectCONTROL OF CORRUPTION
dc.subjectCORRUPT
dc.subjectCORRUPTION
dc.subjectCORRUPTION INDICATOR
dc.subjectCORRUPTION PERCEPTIONS
dc.subjectCORRUPTION PERCEPTIONS INDEX
dc.subjectCOUNTRY COVERAGE
dc.subjectCOUNTRY ESTIMATE
dc.subjectCOUNTRY RANKINGS
dc.subjectCOUNTRY RISK GUIDE
dc.subjectCRIME
dc.subjectDEFINITION OF GOVERNANCE
dc.subjectDEMOCRACY
dc.subjectDIMENSIONS OF GOVERNANCE
dc.subjectDISCLOSURE
dc.subjectDISTRIBUTION OF GOVERNANCE
dc.subjectDISTURBANCE TERM
dc.subjectDOMESTIC FIRMS
dc.subjectECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
dc.subjectEMPIRICAL METHODS
dc.subjectEQUATIONS
dc.subjectEXCHANGE OF IDEAS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL SUPPORT
dc.subjectGOOD GOVERNANCE
dc.subjectGOVERNANCE COMPONENT
dc.subjectGOVERNANCE DATA
dc.subjectGOVERNANCE DIMENSION
dc.subjectGOVERNANCE ESTIMATE
dc.subjectGOVERNANCE ESTIMATES
dc.subjectGOVERNANCE INDICATOR
dc.subjectGOVERNANCE ISSUES
dc.subjectGOVERNANCE OUTCOMES
dc.subjectGOVERNANCE PERCEPTIONS
dc.subjectGOVERNANCE PERFORMANCE
dc.subjectGOVERNANCE RATING
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT EFFECTIVENESS
dc.subjectHUMAN RIGHTS
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINCOME LEVELS
dc.subjectINDEPENDENT VARIABLES
dc.subjectINSTITUTIONAL QUALITY
dc.subjectINTEGRITY
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectINVESTMENT CLIMATE
dc.subjectJUSTICE
dc.subjectLAWS
dc.subjectMATRICES
dc.subjectMAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD ESTIMATION
dc.subjectMEASURE OF GOVERNANCE
dc.subjectMEASUREMENT ERROR
dc.subjectMEASURING GOVERNANCE
dc.subjectMEDIA
dc.subjectMINISTRY OF FINANCE
dc.subjectMISSING OBSERVATIONS
dc.subjectMULTILATERAL ORGANIZATIONS
dc.subjectNON GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
dc.subjectNONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
dc.subjectNOTIONS OF GOVERNANCE
dc.subjectOUTLIERS
dc.subjectPERCEPTIONS INDEX
dc.subjectPOLICE
dc.subjectPOLICY ADVICE
dc.subjectPOLICY IMPLEMENTATION
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH
dc.subjectPOLITICAL ECONOMIC RISK
dc.subjectPOLITICAL RISK
dc.subjectPOLITICAL STABILITY
dc.subjectPRECISION
dc.subjectPRIVATE GAIN
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectPROBABILITY
dc.subjectPROPERTY RIGHTS
dc.subjectPUBLIC OFFICIAL
dc.subjectPUBLIC OFFICIALS
dc.subjectPUBLIC POWER
dc.subjectPUBLIC SECTOR
dc.subjectPUBLIC SECTOR CORRUPTION
dc.subjectPUBLIC SECTOR MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectPUBLIC SERVICES
dc.subjectQUALITY OF PUBLIC
dc.subjectREGULATORY FRAMEWORK
dc.subjectREGULATORY QUALITY
dc.subjectRESOURCE ALLOCATION
dc.subjectRULE OF LAW
dc.subjectSOCIAL INTERACTIONS
dc.subjectSOURCES OF UNCERTAINTY
dc.subjectSTANDARD DEVIATION
dc.subjectSTANDARD ERRORS
dc.subjectSTATISTICAL CONFIDENCE
dc.subjectSTATISTICAL METHODOLOGY
dc.subjectSUBJECTIVE ASSESSMENTS
dc.subjectSUBJECTIVE DATA
dc.subjectTERRORISM
dc.subjectTIME SERIES
dc.subjectTRANSITION ECONOMIES
dc.subjectTRANSPARENCY
dc.subjectUNOBSERVED COMPONENTS MODEL
dc.subjectUNOBSERVED GOVERNANCE
dc.subjectVALIDITY
dc.subjectVIOLENCE
dc.subjectVOTING
dc.subjectWORLDWIDE GOVERNANCE INDICATORS
dc.titleThe Worldwide Governance Indicators : Methodology and Analytical Issuesen
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okr.crossref.titleThe worldwide governance indicators : methodology and analytical issues
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okr.globalpracticeGovernance
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okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-5430
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okr.region.administrativeThe World Region
okr.region.administrativeThe World Region
okr.topicGovernance::National Governance
okr.topicGovernance::Governance Indicators
okr.topicInstitutions and Governance
okr.unitDevelopment Research Group (DECRG)
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