This paper reports on the 2009 update of the Worldwide Governance Indicators (WGI) research project, covering 212 … countries and territories and measuring six dimensions of governance between 1996 and 2008: Voice and Accountability, Political … dimensions of governance, taken from 35 data sources provided by 33 different organizations. The data reflect the views on …

Governance is central to development outcomes in infrastructure, not least because corruption (a symptom of failed … governance) can have significantly negative impact on returns to infrastructure investment. This conclusion holds whether … infrastructure is in private or public hands. This paper looks at what has been learned about the role of governance in …

The Worldwide Governance Indicators, reporting estimates of six dimensions of governance for over 200 countries between …

The authors report on the latest version of the worldwide governance indicators, covering 213 countries and territories … and measuring six dimensions of governance from 1996 until end-2005: voice and accountability, political stability and … experts worldwide. Although global averages of governance display no marked trends during 1996-2005, nearly one-third of …

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 …