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  Conceptualizing and measuring support for democratic institutions and processes

  2006

  Whether democracy can take root and thrive depends on the commitments of ordinary citizens to the institutions and processes of democracy. However, there is no consensus on how best to measure mass support for democratic institutions and processes.
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  Analyzing conflict, democracy and violence in Colombia

  Georgetown University, 2005

  This study presents a methodology of conflict prevention and early warning for Latin America. Designed as an instrument to assess the impact of multiple forms of violent conflict and political crisis on democratic governance, the methodology also assesses the impact of democratic governance on violence, crime and social unrest.
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  Conceptualizing and measuring institutions: a view from political science

  European School on New Institutional Economics, 2008

  While political scientists have traditionally deployed objective indicators of “political organization and administrative capacity”, including tax ratios, tax structures, political participation and the nature and extent of public service provision, they are beginning to import subjective indicators of “governance” from economics.
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  Global accountability report 2003

  World Trade Organization, 2003

  This report compares the accountability of inter-governmental organizations (IGOs), transnational corporations (TNCs) and international non-governmental organizations (NGOs). It assesses 18 of the world’s most powerful organizations and gives scores for their performance in two aspects of accountability:
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  Measuring corruption in Eastern Europe and Central Asia: a critique of the cross-country indicators

  World Bank, 2006

  This paper assesses corruption levels and trends among countries in the transition countries of Eastern Europe and Central Asia (ECA) based on data from several sources that are both widely used and cover most or all countries in the region.
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  Are larger countries really more corrupt?

  World Bank, 2000

  Several authors claim to provide evidence that the level of government corruption is higher in larger countries when compared to the level of corruption in smaller countries. The authors of this paper, however, demonstrate that this relationship is an artifact of sample selection.
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  The Economist Intelligence Unit's index of democracy

  Economist Intelligence Unit, 2008

  This document describes the Economist Intelligent Unit’s index of democracy. This index is based on view that measures of democracy that reflect the state of political freedoms and civil liberties are not thick enough. The index encompasses five categories:
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  The African Peer Review Mechanism: assessing origins, institutional relations and achievements

  South African Institute of International Affairs, 2009

  This paper analyses the impact of the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM). It examines the APRM’s relationship with the African Union (AU), the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (Nepad) and other governance initiatives beyond the continent.
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  Human rights and development: the empirical challenge

  World Bank, 2004

  This paper addresses some of the challenges related to the measurement and empirical analysis in the fields of human rights, governance and development.
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  Rethinking governance: empirical lessons challenge orthodoxy

  2003

  This discussion reviews key issues in worldwide governance, and presents recent empirical evidence.

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