measures of governance. The associations are robust in a regression framework that exploits within-country variation over time … simplistic policy prescriptions, a sizable increase in the number of ministers is likely bad news for governance …

This paper reports on the latest update of the Worldwide Governance Indicators (WGI) research project, covering 212 … countries and territories and measuring six dimensions of governance between 1996 and 2007: Voice and Accountability, Political … various dimensions of governance, taken from 35 data sources provided by 32 different organizations. The data reflect the …

discusses the factors which can facilitate the development of accountability and participatory governance mechanisms. Lessons … impact of participatory governance on policymaking, while emerging, is still a work in progress. The paper concludes with … recommendations for how developing country societies might sustain real achievements in participatory governance and domestic …

procurement indicators are not strongly associated with other "governance"-related outcomes in firm surveys that are unrelated to …

adoption of two different types of participatory governance institutions influences municipal tax collection in Brazil …

The authors examine the role of governance-measured by level of corruption and quality of bureaucracy-and ask how it … public spending can be explained by quality of governance. The authors find that public health spending lowers child and … infant mortality rates in countries with good governance. The results also indicate that as countries improve their …

organizations? recommendations for good governance. Yet the institutional design of multilayered government can create tensions as …

governance, as measured by aid distribution outcomes. In villages where elected councils exist and manage distributions, aid … distribution jointly with customary leaders also increases embezzlement. Thus, while elected councils can improve governance …