The bureaucracy and governance in 16 developing countries. He is also a nonresident senior fellow at the brookings institution, where he was previously a senior fellow, and serves in the international board of the extractive industries transparency initiative eiti and in a number of advisory boards. Governance indicators for 19962009, world bank policy research paper 5430. This paper presents estimates of six dimensions of governance covering 199 countries and territories for four time periods. The role of parliaments in curbing corruption english in most countries, parliament has the constitutional mandate to both oversee government and to hold government to account. Documents and reports documents list the world bank. Kaufmann, kraay and mastruzzi 2004, 2005, 2006a, 2007, 2008. Abstract pdf 2mb cited by the authors report on the latest version of the worldwide governance indicators, covering 2 countries and territories and measuring six dimensions of governance from 1996 until end2005. The governance indicators reported here are an update and expansion of previous research work on indicators initiated in 1998 kaufmann, kraay, and zoidolobaton 1999a, b and 2002. Kaufmann kraay mastruzzi worldwide governance indicators world bank 17. Updated indicators for 200001, world bank policy research working paper no. Six, one, or none daniel kaufmann, aart kraay, and massimo mastruzzi1 january 2010 while in graduate school, one of the authors of this note worked as a teaching assistant for an undergraduate introductory statistics course. The governance indicators reported here are an update and expansion of our previous work, part of a research project on indicators initiated in 1998 kaufmann, kraay and zoidolobaton 1999a,b and 2002. Aggregate and individual governance indicators for 19962005, world bank policy research working paper no.
At the schoollevel, we found problems of pervasive teacher absence and lack of motivation, with teachers not only being called away on other official duties or taking continue reading enhancing governance in. Aggregate and individual governance indicators 19962007. The worldwide governance indicators wgi are among the most widely used crosscountry governance indicators see kaufmann, kraay, and mastruzzi 2007a for a description. These indicators are based on several hundred individual variables measuring perceptions of governance, drawn from 37 separate data sources constructed by 31 different organizations. Advancing the research on interactive governance journal of. Aggregate and individual governance indicators, 19962008, june 29, 2009, world bank policy research working paper no.
Over the past few months, observations during several fieldvisits to our paisa states1 have led me to consider more deeply the quality of governance in our education system. World bank policy research working paper series 4987 2009. Representation and democracy in eurasias unrecognized states. Advancing the research on interactive governance journal. Governance indicators for 1996, 1998, 2000, and 2002. They present the point estimates of the dimensions of governance as well as the margins of errors for each country for the four periods. Massimo mastruzzi the authors present the latest update of their aggregate governance indicators, together with new analysis of several issues related to the use of these measures. Even today the international community is ambivalent about it, less due to the weight of evidence than for geopolitical reasons. These indicators are based on several hundred individual variables measuring perceptions of governance, drawn from 25 separate data sources constructed by 18 different. The process of selection was a rather incremental one, conducted in the context of discussions with colleagues and students. The authors report on the latest version of the worldwide governance indicators, covering 2 countries and territories and measuring six dimensions of governance from 1996 until end2005.
Apr 08, 2015 kaufmann, daniel, aart kraay and massimo mastruzzi 2004. The importance of governance and institutions for economic growth and development has been debated for many years. Aggregate and individual governance indicators 19962008. Aggregate and individual governance indicators, 19962008, june 29, 2009. This paper summarizes the methodology of the worldwide governance indicators wgi project, and related analytical issues. Kaufmann, kraay, and mastruzzi present estimates of six dimensions of governance covering 199 countries and territories for four time periods. Mastruzzi, massimo 200609 the authors report on the latest version of the worldwide governance indicators, covering 2 countries and territories and measuring six dimensions of governance from 1996 until end2005. In small pacifi c nations, there should be a question about how extensive the role of government should be. Colonial bureaucrats, institutional transplants, and.
Kaufmann, daniel, aart kraay, and massimo mastruzzi. Aggregate and individual governance indicators 19962007 daniel kaufmann. Kaufmann, daniel, aart kraay and massimo mastruzzi 2004. They report on six dimensions of governance for more than 200 countries for 19962006. A recent paper by michael woolcock, lant pritchett, and matt andrews suggests that at current rates of progress, it would take zimbabwe 184 years to reach the institutional quality of singapore as measured on the kaufmann, kraay, and mastruzzi governance effectiveness indexgiven where it is today and assuming it started at zero at independence. Methodology and analytical issues daniel kaufmann, brookings institution aart kraay and massimo mastruzzi, world bank september, 2010 access the wgi data at. The authors emphasize how government, in terms of its overall responsibility for national development, is dependent on the governance qualities of the other institutional actors as well as on its own integrity. Kaufmann and kraay propose an empirical strategy that allows separation of this correlation into 1 a strong positive causal effect running from better governance to higher per capita incomes, and, perhaps surprisingly at first, 2 a weak and even negative causal effect running in the opposite direction from per capita incomes to governance. The report, authored by the world banks daniel kaufmann, aart kraay and massimo mastruzzi, builds on research on the importance of governance and its impact on development over the past decade. Politically connected ceos, corporate governance, and postipo performance of chinas newly partially privatized firms journal of financial economics, 842, pp. For example, as is recognized by daniel kaufmann, who has played an important part in developing the world governance indicators wgi as former head of the world banks governance team, and his colleagues, what the wgi measures is perceived levels of governance rather than governance itself kaufmann, kraay and mastruzzi, 2005. Kaufmann, daniel aart kraay and massimo mastruzzi, 2010, governance matters ix. Kaufmann, kraay and mastruzzi present the newly updated estimates of six dimensions of governance covering 209 countries and territories for five time periods. Good governance initiatives andhra pradesh andhra pradesh pioneers in adoption of good governance.
Jan 31, 2008 the worldwide governance indicators wgi are among the most widely used crosscountry governance indicators see kaufmann, kraay, and mastruzzi 2007a for a description. Suggested action strategy 114 issra papers 20 introduction a recent research suggests that at the current rate of progress, it would take zimbabwe 184 years to reach the institutional quality of singapore as measured on the kaufmann, kraay, and mastruzzi governance effectiveness index. Kaufmann has contributed to the fields of governance, corruption and development for over 30 years, including among others the following publications. Governance indicators for 19962002, development and comp systems 0308001, university library of munich, germany. Aggregate and individual governance indicators, 19962008 june 29, 2009. Voice and accountability, political stability and absence of violenceterrorism, government eff ectiveness, regulatory quality, rule of law, and control. As before we construct indicators of six dimensions governance. Voice and accountability va, the extent to which a countrys citizens are able to participate in selecting their government, as well as freedom of expression, freedom of association, and free media 2. This update includes new governance estimates for 2003 and 2005, as well as minor backward revisions to biannual historical data for 19962004.
Hague journal on the rule of law, 32, 220246, 2011. After being a diabetic for many years, im happy to report that thanks to your book, my blood tests are now showing that i am completely free of diabetes. Hedge fund activism other bibliographies cite this for me. Nov 15, 2011 a recent paper by michael woolcock, lant pritchett, and matt andrews suggests that at current rates of progress, it would take zimbabwe 184 years to reach the institutional quality of singapore as measured on the kaufmann, kraay, and mastruzzi governance effectiveness indexgiven where it is today and assuming it started at zero at independence. Governance matters iv governance indicators for 19962004 world bank policy research working paper series no. The governance indicators reported here are an update and expansion of previous research work on indicators initiated in 1998 kaufmann, kraay, and zoidolobat 1999a,b and 2002. Good governance for sustained growth and development. Apr 08, 2015 whilst good governance is a worthy goal by itself, this book argues that it is not a prerequisite for economic growth or development. The worldwide governance indicators wgi project reports aggregate and individual governance indicators for over 200 countries and territories over the period 1996 2018, for six dimensions of governance. Kaufmann, daniel, kraay, art and mastruzzi, massimo governance matters viii. The reflection of good governance in sustainable development. Aggregate and individual governance indicators 19962006. Learning from over a decade of the worldwide governance indicators daniel kaufmann, aart kraay, and massimo mastruzzi monday, june 29, 2009.
The book concludes with important recommendations about how the mca should be. Governance indicators for 19962004 world bank policy research working paper series no. Governance indicators for 19962002 daniel kaufmann aart kraay massimo mastruzzi the world bank first draft. The relationship between various dimensions of governance and economic growth has been an ongoing subject of investigation and past research has provided some empirical evidence on the effects of various dimensions of governance on growth as discussed below. Governance indicators for 19962002, macroeconomics 0308006, university library of munich, germany. Methodology and analytical issues1 volume 3 issue 2 daniel kaufmann, aart kraay, massimo mastruzzi skip to main content we use cookies to distinguish you from other users and to provide you with a better experience on our websites. Governance gains importance for the study of quality of life through the widely shared view that features of good governance, e.
Daniel kaufmann is the president and ceo of the natural resource governance institute, formerly the revenue watch institute natural resource charter. Aggregate and individual governance indicators 19962008, in. And finally, we note, as discussed in more detail in kaufmann and kraay 2008. Kaufmann, kraay and zoidolobaton 1999 and 2002, and kaufmann, kraay and mastruzzi, 2003. These indicators are based on several hundred individual variables measuring perceptions of governance, drawn from 25 separate data sources constructed by 18 different organizations. Aug 30, 2015 these are the sources and citations used to research hedge fund activism. Even where there is growing agreement about the selection of indicators, wide lassitude remains about which benchmarks or levels of political su. Challenging the conventional good governance paradigm favoured. Jul 11, 2007 kaufmann, daniel and kraay, aart and mastruzzi, massimo, governance matters vi. These aggregate indicators combine the views of a large number of enterprise, citizen and expert survey respondents in industrial and. They measure the quality of governance in over 200 countries, based on close to. Procedia social and behavioral sciences 58 2012 1166 a 1173 18770428 2012 published by elsevier ltd. Governance in africa political science oxford bibliographies. We present the point estimates of the dimensions of governance as well as the margins of errors for each country for the four periods.
Content disputes in wikipedia reflect geopolitical instability. Does aid dependence worsen governance international. I have necessarily selected some concepts for inclusion at the expense of others. Jun 23, 2009 kaufmann, daniel and kraay, aart and mastruzzi, massimo, governance matters viii. The wgi has covered over two hundred countries and territories, measuring six dimensions of governance starting in 1996. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. Suggested action strategy issra papers 20114 introduction a recent research suggests that at the current rate of progress, it would take zimbabwe 184 years to reach the institutional quality of singapore as measured on the kaufmann, kraay, and mastruzzi governance effectiveness index. Empirical evidence on the effects of tax incentives. Readers will realize that no book of this size could possibly cover all the concepts of relevance to governance.
This bibliography was generated on cite this for me on sunday, august 30, 2015. Corruption, good governance, and the african state. Governance matters series, plus new analytical report, by d. Tax effort in developing countries and high income. Source kaufmann daniel aart kraay and massimo mastruzzi 2010.