Defining and selecting indicators

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How can we measure public administration performance? A guide: ( M. Laberge (ed);J. Nahem (ed);K. Brown / United Nations Development Programme , 2009); The proliferation of different public administration (PA) assessment tools has resulted in some confusion about which tools to use, how they should be applied and their weaknesses and strengths. This ...
How to select pro-poor and gender sensitive governance indicators: a guide: ( United Nations Development Programme , 2006); There are many indicators of democratic governance used in poor countries but most of them have been externally developed by private sector risk assessment agencies and international organizations. Th...
A guide to governance indicators: ( M. Sudders (ed);J. Nahem (ed) / United Nations Development Programme , 2007); Demand has been increasing from developing country governments, civil society organizations and donor agencies to measure different aspects of democracy, human rights and governance. This demand has r...
Analysising the key features and methodology of the Worldwide Governance Indicators: ( D. Kaufmann (ed);A. Kraay (ed);M. Mastruzzi (ed) / Brookings Institution , 2010); The Worldwide Governance Indicators (WGI) project reports composite indicators of six dimensions of governance, covering over 200 countries and territories since 1996, and is updated annually. The sou...
A cross-sectional analysis of corruption in Indian states: ( N. Charron (ed) / The Quality of Government Institute, University of Gothenburg , 2010); Several leading indicators show that corruption is a fairly serious problem in India. However, there is a substantial variance of levels of perceived and experienced corruption by citizens across the ...
Strengthening institutions to sustain democratic governance in the SADC region: ( K. Matlosa (ed) / Electoral Institute of Southern Africa , 2008); The SADC region has made strides towards democratic governance but still faces numerous democratic deficits that need serious attention if democratic consolidation is to occur and endure. This study i...
The state of democracy and governance in Mauritius: ( Electoral Institute of Southern Africa , 2008); Mauritius is considered one of the best-governed, most stable and prosperous African countries. This paper provides an overview of the country, outlining the current economic situation, major politi...
On measuring governance: framing issues for debate: ( D. Kaufmann (ed);A. Kraay (ed) / World Bank , 2007); ...
Assessing governance quality using citizens’ evaluations: ( M. Ivanyna (ed);A. Shah (ed) / World Bank , 2009); For many years, there has been a proliferation of composite worldwide governance indicators designed to measure various aspects of governance quality for use by the development ai...
Measuring governance: are we progressing?: ( D. Kaufmann (ed);A. Kraay (ed) / World Bank , 2010); Governance is a centuries old concept. Scholars, policymakers, aid donors and recipients are aware of the importance of good governance for development. There is an interest in finding more refined an...