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 t...

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Main Authors:	Langbein, Laura, Knack, Stephen
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	EN
Published:	2012
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
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spelling	okr-10986-46612021-04-23T14:02:19Z The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Six, One, or None? Langbein, Laura Knack, Stephen 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 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. 2012-03-30T07:29:06Z 2012-03-30T07:29:06Z 2010 Journal Article Journal of Development Studies 00220388 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/4661 EN http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo World Bank Journal Article
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description	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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title	The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Six, One, or None?
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