The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Six, One, or None?
Aggregate indexes of the quality of governance, covering large samples of countries, have become popular in comparative political analysis. Few studies examine the validity or reliability of these indexes. To partially fill this gap, this study uses factor, confirmatory factor and path analysis to test both measurement and causal models of the six Worldwide Governance indicators. They purportedly measure distinct concepts of control of corruption, rule of law, government effectiveness, rule quality, political stability, and voice and accountability. Rather than distinguishing among aspects of the quality of governance, we find that they appear to be measuring the same broad concept.
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| Main Authors: | , |
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| Format: | Journal Article biblioteca |
| Language: | EN |
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2010
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| Subjects: | Models of Political Processes: Rent-seeking, Elections, Legislatures, and Voting Behavior D720, Bureaucracy, Administrative Processes in Public Organizations, Corruption D730, Structure, Scope, and Performance of Government H110, Illegal Behavior and the Enforcement of Law K420, Formal and Informal Sectors, Shadow Economy, Institutional Arrangements O170, |
| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10986/4661 |
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