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Governance Matters VII : Aggregate and Individual Governance Indicators 1996-2007

dc.contributor.author Kaufmann, Daniel
dc.contributor.author Kraay, Aart
dc.contributor.author Mastruzzi, Massimo
dc.date.accessioned 2012-06-01T16:14:23Z
dc.date.available 2012-06-01T16:14:23Z
dc.date.issued 2008-06
dc.description.abstract This paper reports on the latest update of the Worldwide Governance Indicators (WGI) research project, covering 212 countries and territories and measuring six dimensions of governance between 1996 and 2007: Voice and Accountability, Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism, Government Effectiveness, Regulatory Quality, Rule of Law, and Control of Corruption. The latest aggregate indicators are based on hundreds of specific and disaggregated individual variables measuring various dimensions of governance, taken from 35 data sources provided by 32 different organizations. The data reflect the views on governance of public sector, private sector and NGO experts, as well as thousands of citizen and firm survey respondents worldwide. The authors also explicitly report the margins of error accompanying each country estimate. These reflect the inherent difficulties in measuring governance using any kind of data. The authors also briefly describe the evolution of the WGI since its inception, and show that the margins of error on the aggregate governance indicators have declined over the years, even though they still remain non-trivial. The authors find that even after taking margins of error into account, the WGI permit meaningful cross-country comparisons as well as monitoring progress over time. In less than a decade, a substantial number of countries exhibit statistically significant improvements in at least one dimension of governance, while other countries exhibit deterioration in some dimensions. These aggregate indicators, spanning more than a decade, together with the disaggregated individual indicators, are available at www.govindicators.org. en
dc.identifier http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/06/9590599/governance-matters-vii-aggregate-individual-governance-indicators-1996-2007
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6870
dc.language English
dc.publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseries Policy Research Working Paper No. 4654
dc.rights CC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holder World Bank
dc.rights.uri http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subject ACCOUNTABILITY
dc.subject ADB
dc.subject AGGREGATE GOVERNANCE
dc.subject AGGREGATE GOVERNANCE INDICATORS
dc.subject AGGREGATE INDICATOR
dc.subject AGGREGATE INDICATORS
dc.subject AGGREGATING GOVERNANCE INDICATORS
dc.subject AGGREGATION METHODOLOGY
dc.subject AGGREGATION PROCEDURE
dc.subject AUTHORITY
dc.subject BRIBE
dc.subject BUDGET MANAGEMENT
dc.subject BURDEN OF REGULATIONS
dc.subject BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
dc.subject BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT SURVEYS
dc.subject CITIZEN
dc.subject CITIZENS
dc.subject CIVIL SERVICE
dc.subject COMMERCIAL RISK RATING AGENCIES
dc.subject COMPARISONS OF GOVERNANCE
dc.subject COMPOSITE INDICATORS
dc.subject CONFIDENCE
dc.subject CONTRACT ENFORCEMENT
dc.subject CONTROL OF CORRUPTION
dc.subject CORRUPT
dc.subject CORRUPTION
dc.subject CORRUPTION INDICATOR
dc.subject CORRUPTION PERCEPTIONS
dc.subject CORRUPTION PERCEPTIONS INDEX
dc.subject COUNTRY COMPARISONS
dc.subject COUNTRY COVERAGE
dc.subject COUNTRY ESTIMATE
dc.subject COUNTRY RANKINGS
dc.subject COUNTRY RATINGS
dc.subject COUNTRY RISK GUIDE
dc.subject CPI
dc.subject CRIME
dc.subject DATA AVAILABILITY
dc.subject DEMOCRACY
dc.subject DIMENSION OF GOVERNANCE
dc.subject DIMENSIONS OF GOVERNANCE
dc.subject DOMESTIC FIRMS
dc.subject ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
dc.subject ECONOMIC POLICY
dc.subject EMPLOYMENT
dc.subject ETHICS
dc.subject EXCHANGE OF IDEAS
dc.subject GLOBAL GOVERNANCE
dc.subject GOOD GOVERNANCE
dc.subject GOVERNANCE COMPONENT
dc.subject GOVERNANCE DATA
dc.subject GOVERNANCE ESTIMATE
dc.subject GOVERNANCE ESTIMATES
dc.subject GOVERNANCE INDEX
dc.subject GOVERNANCE INDICATOR
dc.subject GOVERNANCE INDICATORS
dc.subject GOVERNANCE PERCEPTIONS
dc.subject GOVERNANCE PERFORMANCE
dc.subject GOVERNANCE PROGRAM
dc.subject GOVERNANCE QUALITY
dc.subject GOVERNANCE RATING
dc.subject GOVERNANCE REFORMS
dc.subject GOVERNMENT EFFECTIVENESS
dc.subject GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS
dc.subject GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION
dc.subject HUMAN RIGHTS
dc.subject IMPROVEMENTS IN GOVERNANCE
dc.subject INITIATIVE
dc.subject INSTITUTIONAL PERFORMANCE
dc.subject INSTITUTIONAL QUALITY
dc.subject INTEGRITY
dc.subject INTERNAL ASSESSMENTS
dc.subject INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject INVESTMENT CLIMATE
dc.subject JUDICIARY
dc.subject LABOR MARKET
dc.subject LABOR MARKET POLICIES
dc.subject LAWS
dc.subject LEVELS OF GOVERNANCE
dc.subject MACROECONOMICS
dc.subject MEASUREMENT ERROR
dc.subject MEASURING GOVERNANCE
dc.subject MEDIA
dc.subject MINISTRY OF FINANCE
dc.subject NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
dc.subject NOTIONS OF GOVERNANCE
dc.subject ORGANIZED CRIME
dc.subject PARLIAMENT
dc.subject PERCEPTIONS INDEX
dc.subject POLICE
dc.subject POLICY ADVICE
dc.subject POLICY RESEARCH
dc.subject POLITICAL ECONOMIC RISK
dc.subject POLITICAL RISK
dc.subject POLITICAL STABILITY
dc.subject PRIVATE GAIN
dc.subject PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject PROPERTY RIGHTS
dc.subject PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
dc.subject PUBLIC DEBT
dc.subject PUBLIC EXPENDITURES
dc.subject PUBLIC OPINION
dc.subject PUBLIC POWER
dc.subject PUBLIC SECTOR
dc.subject PUBLIC SERVICES
dc.subject PUBLIC-SECTOR
dc.subject QUALITY OF GOVERNANCE
dc.subject QUALITY OF PUBLIC
dc.subject REGULATORY QUALITY
dc.subject RESOURCE ALLOCATION
dc.subject RULE OF LAW
dc.subject SOCIAL INTERACTIONS
dc.subject STATISTICAL METHODOLOGY
dc.subject TERRORISM
dc.subject TRADE POLICY
dc.subject TRANSPARENCY
dc.subject TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
dc.subject UNOBSERVED COMPONENTS MODEL
dc.subject UNOBSERVED GOVERNANCE
dc.subject VIOLENCE
dc.subject VOTING
dc.subject WORLDWIDE GOVERNANCE INDICATORS
dc.title Governance Matters VII : Aggregate and Individual Governance Indicators 1996-2007 en
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okr.doctype Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper
okr.doctype Publications & Research
okr.docurl http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/06/9590599/governance-matters-vii-aggregate-individual-governance-indicators-1996-2007
okr.globalpractice Macroeconomics and Fiscal Management
okr.globalpractice Finance and Markets
okr.globalpractice Governance
okr.identifier.doi 10.1596/1813-9450-4654
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum 000158349_20080624113458
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum 9590599
okr.identifier.report WPS4654
okr.language.supported en
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okr.topic Public Sector Corruption and Anticorruption Measures
okr.topic Banks and Banking Reform
okr.topic Economic Policy
okr.topic Institutions and Governance
okr.topic Governance :: National Governance
okr.topic Governance :: Governance Indicators
okr.topic Finance and Financial Sector Development
okr.topic Macroeconomics and Economic Growth
okr.topic Public Sector Development
okr.unit Development Research Group (DECRG)
okr.volume 1 of 1
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