biodiversity loss in the Lao People's Democratic Republic. The paper uses 500-meter cells to estimate the relationship between the … transport times to market and lower vehicle maintenance costs. The estimated response parameters and a composite biodiversity … indicator are used to compute an index of expected biodiversity loss from road upgrading in each 500 meter cell. The results …

on forest clearing and biodiversity in eight Congo Basin countries. The paper demonstrates how the detailed analysis can … biodiversity threats by creating an index that combines and synthesizes several measures of biodiversity loss and impacts. It then …

Governance indicators are now widely used as tools for conducting development dialogue, allocating external assistance …, and influencing foreign direct investment. This paper argues that available governance indicators are not suitable for … these purposes as they do not conceptualize governance and fail to capture how citizens perceive the governance environment …

This paper summarizes the methodology of the Worldwide Governance Indicators (WGI) project, and related analytical … issues. The WGI cover over 200 countries and territories, measuring six dimensions of governance starting in 1996: Voice and … wide variety of existing data sources. The data reflect the views on governance of survey respondents and public, private …

industrial and developing countries differently in some cases. The authors also find that governance plays an important role as …

This paper summarizes the methodology of the Worldwide Governance Indicators (WGI) project, and related analytical … issues. The WGI cover over 200 countries and territories, measuring six dimensions of governance starting in 1996: Voice and … wide variety of existing data sources. The data reflect the views on governance of survey respondents and public, private …

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 …

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 …

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 2006: Voice and Accountability, Political … various dimensions of governance, taken from 33 data sources provided by 30 different organizations. The data reflect the …

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