Governance Matters VIII : Aggregate and Individual Governance Indicators 1996–2008

Kaufmann, Daniel; Kraay, Aart; Mastruzzi, Massimo

dc.creator	Kaufmann, Daniel
dc.creator	Kraay, Aart
dc.creator	Mastruzzi, Massimo
dc.date	2012-03-19T19:11:12Z
dc.date	2012-03-19T19:11:12Z
dc.date	2009-06-01
dc.date.accessioned	2023-02-17T21:10:29Z
dc.date.available	2023-02-17T21:10:29Z
dc.identifier	http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20090629095443
dc.identifier	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/4170
dc.identifier.uri	http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/CUHPOERS/245207
dc.description	This paper reports on the 2009 update of the Worldwide Governance Indicators (WGI) research project, covering 212 countries and territories and measuring six dimensions of governance between 1996 and 2008: Voice and Accountability, Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism, Government Effectiveness, Regulatory Quality, Rule of Law, and Control of Corruption. These aggregate indicators are based on hundreds of specific and disaggregated individual variables measuring various dimensions of governance, taken from 35 data sources provided by 33 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. They find that even after taking margins of error into account, the WGI permit meaningful cross-country comparisons as well as monitoring progress over time. The aggregate indicators, together with the disaggregated underlying indicators, are available at www.govindicators.org.
dc.language	English
dc.relation	Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 4978
dc.rights	CC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.rights	World Bank
dc.subject	ACCOUNTABILITY
dc.subject	ACCOUNTABILITY MEASURE
dc.subject	ACCOUNTING
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	ANTICORRUPTION
dc.subject	AUTHORITY
dc.subject	BANKS
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 GOVERNANCE INDICATORS
dc.subject	COMPOSITE INDICATORS
dc.subject	CONFIDENCE
dc.subject	CONSEQUENCES OF GOVERNANCE
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 RATINGS
dc.subject	COUNTRY RISK GUIDE
dc.subject	COUNTRY RISK SERVICE
dc.subject	CPI
dc.subject	CRIME
dc.subject	DATA AVAILABILITY
dc.subject	DEBT
dc.subject	DEMOCRACY
dc.subject	DIMENSION OF GOVERNANCE
dc.subject	DIMENSIONS OF GOVERNANCE
dc.subject	DOMESTIC FIRMS
dc.subject	EMPLOYMENT
dc.subject	ETHICS
dc.subject	EXCHANGE OF IDEAS
dc.subject	EXCHANGE RATE
dc.subject	EXCHANGE RATE POLICY
dc.subject	FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
dc.subject	FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE
dc.subject	GOVERNANCE CHALLENGES
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 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	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	MULTILATERAL DEVELOPMENT BANKS
dc.subject	NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
dc.subject	OPERATIONAL RISK
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 EXPENDITURES
dc.subject	PUBLIC POWER
dc.subject	PUBLIC SECTOR
dc.subject	PUBLIC SERVICES
dc.subject	PUBLIC SPENDING
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	TRANSITION ECONOMIES
dc.subject	TRANSPARENCY
dc.subject	UNOBSERVED COMPONENTS MODEL
dc.subject	UNOBSERVED GOVERNANCE
dc.subject	VIOLENCE
dc.subject	VOTING
dc.subject	WORLDWIDE GOVERNANCE INDICATORS
dc.title	Governance Matters VIII : Aggregate and Individual Governance Indicators 1996–2008
dc.type	Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper
dc.coverage	The World Region
dc.coverage	The World Region