In a cross-section of more than 150 countries, the authors provide new empirical evidence of a strong causal relationship from better governance to better development outcomes. They base their analysis on a new database containing more than 300 governance indicators compiled from a variety of sources. They provide a detailed description of each of these indicators and sources. Using an unobserved components methodology (described in the companion...
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1999/10/31
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Policy Research Working Paper
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WPS2196
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2010/07/01
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Governance matters
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choice of units for governance
Citation
Kaufmann, Daniel; Kraay, Aart; Zoido-Lobaton, Pabl.
Governance matters (English). Policy, Research working paper ; no. WPS 2196 Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/665731468739470954