Format:
xvii, 306 Seiten
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Diagramme
Edition:
First edition
ISBN:
9780198817062
Series Statement:
Hertie School governance report series
Content:
As difficult as it might seem to define governance, it appears to be that much more difficult to measure it. Since the World Bank Institute launched the Worldwide Governance Indicators in the late 1990s, the governance indicators field has flourished and experienced significant advances in terms of methodology, data coverage and quality, and policy relevance. Other major initiatives have added to a momentum that propelled research on governance indicators seen in few other academic fields in the economic and social sciences. Given these developments and the prominence and policy relevance the field of governance indicator research has achieved, the time is ripe to take stock and ask what has been accomplished, what the shortcomings and potentials might be, and what steps present themselves as a way forward. This volume--the fifth edition in an annual series tackling different aspects of governance around the world--assesses what has been achieved, identifies strengths and weaknesses of current work, and points to issues that need to be tackled in order to advance the field, both in its academic importance as well as in its policy relevance. In short, the contributions to this volume explore the scope of existing governance indices and indicator frameworks, elaborate on current challenges in measuring and analysing governance, and consider how to overcome them
Content:
Cover; Governance Indicators: Approaches, Progress, Promise; Copyright; Preface; The Hertie School Governance Report Series; Contents; List of Tables, Figures, and Box; Tables; Figures; Box; List of Abbreviations; About the Contributors; 1: Governance Indicators: Development and Assessment; References; Part I: What Are Indicators For and What Difference Do They Make?; 2: A Comparative Classification and Assessment of Governance Indices; Introduction; Identifying and classifying indices of governance; Country coverage and data availability
Content:
On the importance of reporting the uncertainty of the estimatesDiscrete approaches; Governance indicators after the credibility revolution; References; 7: Innovations in Objectively Measuring Corruption in Public Procurement; Introduction; Conceptual considerations for measuring corruption; Indicator groups in detail; Tendering risk indicators; Political connections indicators; Supplier risk indicators; COMPANY REGISTRY ATTRIBUTES; COMPANY FINANCIAL INFORMATION; OWNERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT; CORPORATE GOVERNANCE; Contracting body risk indicators; Discussion; Acknowledgements; References
Content:
Perceived institutional decayHow evidence-based are governance perception indicators? The macro picture; Mediators of individual perceptions; Conclusion; Appendix 4.1 Explaining country-level perceptions of corruption, detailed results; References; Part II: Measuring and Communicating Governance Solutions; 5: Measuring Governance: Objective and Perceptions-based Governance Indicators; Introduction; Governance as a multi-dimensional construct; Perceptions-based indicators; The benefits of flexibility; The costs of flexibility; Opacity of content; Reliability; Objective indicators
Content:
Quantifying the academic, media, and policy-making impact of governance indicesConclusion; References; 3: Beyond Measurement: What is Needed for Effective Governance and Anti-Corruption Reforms?; Introduction; Setting the stage; Structural state reform; Simplification and reduction of administrative discretion; Transparency and accountability; International agreements and conventions; Specialised anti-corruption bodies; The political nature of corruption; Conclusion; References; 4: Can a Civilisation Know Its Own Institutional Decline?: A Tale of Indicators; Introduction
Content:
Researcher-defined content and mappingsThe costs and benefits of rigidity; Implications for use; Assessment and ranking; Theory testing; Inherent features of measurement; Conclusion; References; 6: Considerations on the Method of Constructing Governance Indices; Estimating latent phenomena; Do we really want, or need, to estimate an index?; Choosing an aggregation strategy; Homogeneous versus summary indices; Iso-governance curves; Choice of weights: options; Factor analysis; Regression-based weights; Extra-data weights; Sensitivity analysis for the weights
Note:
Literaturangaben
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Online-Ausgabe Governance indicators Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2018 ISBN 9780191858680
Language:
English
Subjects:
Political Science
Keywords:
Governance
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Indikator
Author information:
Haber, Matthias 1985-
Author information:
Anheier, Helmut K. 1954-
