It's Only Words : Validating the CPIA Governance Assessments

It's Only Words : Validating the CPIA Governance Assessments

This study analyzes the validity of the World Bank's Country Policy and Institutional Assessments governance ratings, an important factor in allocating the Bank's concessionary International Development Association funds. It tests for cer...

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Main Author:	Knack, Stephen
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2013
Subjects:	ACCOUNTABILITY AID ALLOCATION AID EFFECTIVENESS AUTHORITY AVERAGE RATINGS BUDGETARY SYSTEMS BUREAUCRACY BUREAUCRATIC QUALITY CENTRAL GOVERNMENT CITIZEN CIVIL SOCIETY CONSENSUS CONTRACT ENFORCEMENT CORRUPTION CORRUPTION PERCEPTIONS CRIME DEBT DECISION-MAKING DISPUTE RESOLUTION ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC COOPERATION ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE ENTERPRISE SURVEYS ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS FINANCIAL SECTOR FISCAL POLICY FOREIGN AID FOREIGN INVESTMENT GOVERNANCE INDICATORS GOVERNANCE QUESTIONS GOVERNANCE RATINGS GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS GOVERNMENT POLICIES GROWTH RATE HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX HUMAN RESOURCES HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT HUMAN RIGHTS INCOME INCOME GROWTH INFLATION INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT LAWS LEGAL FRAMEWORK LEGAL SYSTEM LEGAL SYSTEMS LEGISLATION LEGISLATORS LEGITIMACY MACROECONOMIC MANAGEMENT MEASUREMENT ERROR MEDIA SCRUTINY MERITOCRACY MORAL HAZARD NATIONS NATURAL RESOURCE NETWORKS OPEN ACCESS PER CAPITA INCOME PER CAPITA INCOMES PERCEPTIONS INDEX POLITICAL INTERFERENCE POVERTY REDUCTION PRIVATE PROPERTY PROPERTY RIGHTS PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION PUBLIC AFFAIRS PUBLIC EXPENDITURES PUBLIC POLICIES PUBLIC POLICY PUBLIC RESOURCES PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SECTOR GOVERNANCE PUBLIC SECTOR MANAGEMENT PUBLIC SERVICES REGIONAL BIASES REGIONAL CLUSTERS REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT BANKS REGIONAL DIFFERENCES REGIONAL DUMMIES REGIONAL DUMMY REGIONAL EFFECTS REGIONAL GROUPINGS REGIONAL VARIATION REGIONAL VARIATIONS REGISTRIES REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT RELIABILITY REPUBLICS RESOURCE ALLOCATION RESOURCE ALLOCATIONS RESULT RESULTS REVENUE MOBILIZATION RULE OF LAW SOCIAL PROTECTION SOCIAL SECTOR STATISTICAL ANALYSES SUBNATIONAL GOVERNMENTS SUBSIDIARY TAX ADMINISTRATION TAX PAYMENTS TAX POLICY TAX RATE TAX RATES TRANSPARENCY TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE USES VESTED INTERESTS WEB WORLDWIDE GOVERNANCE INDICATORS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/06/17942525/only-words-validating-cpia-governance-assessments http://hdl.handle.net/10986/15884

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/06/17942525/only-words-validating-cpia-governance-assessments
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/15884