What do the worldwide governance indicators measure

European Journal of Development Research

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 31-54

  Thomas, M A ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Construct validity; Corruption; Governance; Measurement; Rule of law

Indexed keywords

CORRUPTION; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; MEASUREMENT METHOD;

EID: 76949105795     PISSN: 09578811     EISSN: 17439728     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/ejdr.2009.32     Document Type: Article

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