Six new aggregate measures capturing various dimensions of governance provide new evidence of a strong causal … relationship from better governance to better development outcomes …

With the right method, aggregate indicators can provide useful estimates of basic governance concepts as well as …

"The authors present the latest update of their aggregate governance indicators, together with new analysis of several … issues related to the use of these measures. The governance indicators measure the following six dimensions of governance: (1 …) voice and accountability; (2) political instability and violence; (3) government effectiveness; (4) regulatory quality; (5 …