Mapping governance indicators

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National Human Development Reports and their use of democratic governance indicators: ( J. Nahem (ed) / United Nations Development Programme , 2004); There exists a multiplicity of governance indicators that are almost exclusively used as country-ranking instruments intended for business investment, donor allocation, civil society advocacy and acad...
Governance assessments: essential tools for enhancing democratic governance: ( United Nations Development Programme , 2009); UNDP’s support for country-led democratic governance assessments is a key element of the organisation’s broader agenda on democratic governance to: foster inclusive participation, strength...
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...
Assessing tax performance in developing countries: ( C. Haldenwang;M. Lvanyna / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik / German Development Institute (GDI) , 2010); Governments, donors and international organisations need to be able to judge the performance of tax systems in a broader context of development, governance and international cooperation. The tax perfo...
On measuring governance: framing issues for debate: ( D. Kaufmann (ed);A. Kraay (ed) / World Bank , 2007); ...
Indices of rule of law: a critical review: ( Svend-Erik Skaaning / Department of Political Science, University of Aarhus , 2008); This paper offers a critical review of seven indices of rule of law. Based on a coherent framework, the comparative evaluation addresses some of the most crucial aspects of measures, namely their f...
Governance indicator sources in Philippines: ( UNDP Oslo Governance Centre , 2007); This Users’ Guide provides basic information on various institutions engaged in establishing and identifying governance indicators generally used in the Philippines. ...
How to use indicators for assessing human rights standards in development programmes?: ( UNDP Oslo Governance Centre , 2006); This document is a practical guide on indicators for human rights based approaches to development programmes, for UNDP country offices....
Indices of national performance: a survey: ( R. Bandura;C. Martin del Campo / Office of Development Studies, UNDP , 2009); This paper presents an update of the June 2005 survey of country indices that rank or assess countries according to some measure. The present update includes new indices launched between June 2005 and...
Democracy measures: an overview of data sets: ( G.L. Munck / World Bank , 2003); This paper provides an overview of measures of democracy, governance and rule of law. The focus is on broad cross- national data sets, that is, those data sets that can offer a sense of the overall va...