| Variable | Measurement | Era | SPSS code | N | Source |
| Government effectiveness | Aggregation of subjective
assesments. Combines perceptions of the quality of public service provision, the quality of the bureaucracy, the competence of civil servants, the independence of civil service from political pressure, and the credibility of the government’s commitment to policies into a single grouping. The main focus of this index is on inputs required for the government to be able to produce and implement good policies and deliver public goods. |
1997/98 | GovEffectiveness_1998 | 91 | Kaufmann c.s. 1999a, World Bank |
| 2000/01 | GovEffectiveness_2001 | 91 | Kaufmann c.s. 2002 table C3 | ||
| 2002 | GovEffectiveness_2002 | 175 | Kaufmann 2003, table C3 | ||
| 2006 | GovEffectiveness_2006 | 175 | Kaufmann 2007 table C3 | ||
| 2012 | GovEffectiveness_2012 | 175 | |||
| Regulatory quality | Aggregated indicator, subjective
assesments. Includes measures of the incidence of market-unfriendly policies such as price controls or inadequate bank supervision, as well as perceptions of the burdens imposed by excessive regulation in areas such as foreign trade and business development. |
1998 | RegulatoryQuality_1998 | 91 | Kaufmann. 1999a table C4 |
| 2001 | RegulatoryQuality_2001 | 91 | Kaufmann 2002, table C4 | ||
| 2002 | RegulatoryQuality_2002 | 175 | Kaufmann 2003, table C4 | ||
| 2006 | RegulatoryQuality_2006 | 175 | Kaufmann 2007 table C4 | ||
| Democratic quality of governance | Index of 1) voice and accountability, 2) political instability and violence (identical to variable Democracy1). Estimates based on various sources, among which surveys among businessmen |
2002 | GovDemocraticQuality_2002 | 171 | |
| 2006 | GovDemocraticQuality_2006 | 172 | |||
| 2012 | GovDemocraticQuality_2012 | 175 | |||
Technical quality of governance |
Index of 1) government effectiveness, 2) regulatory quality, 3) rule of law and 4) control of corruption (= variable Corruption3).
Estimates based on various sources, among which surveys among businessmen |
2002 | GovTechnicalQuality_2002 | 173 | |
| 2006 | GovTechnicalQuality_2006 | 172 | |||
| 2012 | GovTechnicalQuality_2012 | 175 | |||
| Corporatism | Siaroff index | late 1960s | Corporatism_1960s | 21 |
Siaroff 1999 table 5 |
| late 1970s | Corporatism_1970s | 21 | |||
| late 1980s | Corporatism_1980s | 24 | |||
| mid 1990s | Corporatism_1990s | 24 |
| Related variables: Trust in government (Trust) Rule of law (Legal system) Voice and accountability (Democracy) Government size (Economic freedom) |
Related topics: Corruption Government expenditures Institutional quality Failed state Legal system Political stability |
Related themes: Government Institutional quality Politics |
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Keywords added: Cross-national, Authority, Bureaucracy, Government system, Good governance, Political system, System performance