Measuring Corruption in Eastern Europe and Central Asia : A Critique of the Cross-Country Indicators

Measuring Corruption in Eastern Europe and Central Asia : A Critique of the Cross-Country Indicators

This paper assesses corruption levels and trends among countries in the transition countries of Eastern Europe and Central Asia (ECA) based on data from several sources that are both widely used and cover most or all countries in the region. Data from firm surveys tend to show improvement in most ty...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Knack, Stephen
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:
ACCOUNTABILITY
ADMINISTRATIVE CORRUPTION
AGGREGATE INDEXES
AGGREGATION METHODOLOGY
AID EFFECTIVENESS
BRIBES
BUSINESS CLIMATE
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENTAL RISK INTELLIGENCE
CIVIL SOCIETY
CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
CORRELATIONS
CORRUPT COUNTRIES
CORRUPTION CONTROL
CORRUPTION DATA
CORRUPTION INDICATOR
CORRUPTION ISSUES
CORRUPTION LEVELS
CORRUPTION PERCEPTIONS
CORRUPTION PERCEPTIONS INDEX
CORRUPTION PROBLEMS
CORRUPTION TRENDS
COUNTRY COVERAGE
CRIME
CRIME VICTIMIZATION
ECONOMIC CONDITIONS
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ENTERPRISE SURVEYS
FOREIGN INVESTORS
GOVERNANCE INDICATORS
GOVERNANCE ISSUES
GOVERNMENT EFFECTIVENESS
GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS
HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
HUMAN RIGHTS
INCOME
INVESTMENT CLIMATE
LAWS
LICENSING
MEASUREMENT ERROR
MEASURING CORRUPTION
MEDIA
METHODOLOGICAL ISSUES
METHODOLOGIES
PARLIAMENT
PERCEPTIONS INDEX
POLITICAL STABILITY
POLITICAL SYSTEM
PRINCIPAL COMPONENTS ANALYSIS
PUBLIC FUNDS
PUBLIC OFFICIALS
PUBLIC PROCUREMENT
REGULATORY QUALITY
RESEARCH WORKING PAPERS
RESEARCHERS
RULE OF LAW
STATISTICAL ANALYSIS
STATISTICAL METHODS
TAX COLLECTION
TECHNIQUES
TRANSPARENCY
VALIDITY
WEIGHTING
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/07/6920907/measuring-corruption-eastern-europe-central-asia-critique-cross-country-indicators
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8377

Internet

http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/07/6920907/measuring-corruption-eastern-europe-central-asia-critique-cross-country-indicators
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8377

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