Governance indicators: Where are we, where should we be going?

World Bank Research Observer

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-30

  Kaufmann, Daniel ^a   Kraay, Aart ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; ERROR ANALYSIS; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; MEASUREMENT METHOD; SURVEY;

EID: 40249106171     PISSN: 02573032     EISSN: 15646971     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/wbro/lkm012     Document Type: Review

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