# **TABLE A7:  Columbia University (CUD)**

## **A7: State Capacity Survey (CUD)**

http://www.columbia.edu The State Capcity Survey was developed in 1999 under the direction of Marc Levy of the CIESIN at Columbia University, resulting in a set of 31 multiple-choice questions and three open-ended questions. The survey asks questions in five broad categories: political context, state legitimacy, human resources and organizations, institutions, and overall capacity. Data were obtained on 108 and 97 countries from assessments completed by 164 experts during 2000 and 2002, respectively.

In the table below we list the questions included in each of the governance indicators. We use data from the 2000 and 2002 surveys. 2003 and 2004 data were drawn from the 2002 survey.

|<br>**Table A7: State Capacity Survey (108 developed and developing co**|2005 2004 <br>**untries)**|2003|2002|2000|1998 1996|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|**Voice and Accountability**||||||
|For the most part, is the state seen as legitimately representing its citizens?|..<br>X|X|X|X|..<br>..|
|To what extent does the state and/or its allied groups engage in repression of its citizens?|..<br>X|X|X|X|..<br>..|
|In carrying out internal security tasks, to what extent does the state rely on tactics commonly<br>considered illegitimate in the international community?|..<br>X|X|X|X|..<br>..|
|**Political Stability**||||||
|Assess the degree to which the decline or collapse of central political authority posed a threat to<br>political stability in this country.|..<br>X|X|X|X|..<br>..|
|Assess the degree to which political protest posed a threat to political stability in this country.|..<br>X|X|X|X|..<br>..|
|Assess the degree to which ethno-cultural and/or religious conflict posed a threat to political<br>stability in this country.|..<br>X|X|X|X|..<br>..|
|Assess the degree to which external military intervention posed a threat to political stability in this<br>country.|..<br>X|X|X|X|..<br>..|
|**Government Effectiveness**||||||
|Rate the administrative and technical skills of the country’s civil service (occupying middle and<br>higher management roles).|..<br>X|X|X|X|..<br>..|
|Rate the efficiency of the country’s national bureaucracies overall.|..<br>X|X|X|X|..<br>..|
|Rate the efficiency of the country’s local-level government bureaucracies overall.|..<br>X|X|X|X|..<br>..|
|Rate the effectiveness of coordination between the central government and local-level government<br>organizations.|..<br>X|X|X|X|..<br>..|
|Rate the state’s ability to formulate and implement national policy initiatives.||||||
|Rate the state’s effectiveness at collecting taxes or other forms of government revenue.|..<br>X|X|X|X|..<br>..|
|Does the central government produce a national budget in a timely manner?|..<br>X|X|X|X|..<br>..|
|Do local governments produce budgets in a timely manner?|..<br>X|X|X|X|..<br>..|
|Rate the state’s ability to monitor socioeconomic trends, activities, and conditions within its borders|..<br>X|X|X|X|..<br>..|
|Rate the state’s ability to create, deliver, and maintain vital national infrastructure.|..<br>X|X|X|X|..<br>..|
|Rate the state’s ability to respond effectively to domestic economic problems.|..<br>X|X|X|X|..<br>..|
|Rate the state’s ability to respond effectively to natural disasters.|..<br>X|X|X|X|..<br>..|
|**Regulatory Quality**||||||
|NA|..<br>..|..|..|..|..<br>..|
|**Rule of Law**||||||
|Rate the state’s adherence to the rule of law, considering the country as a whole.|..<br>X|X|X|X|..<br>..|
|**Control of Corruption**||||||
|Rate the severity of corruption within the state|..<br>X|X|X|X|..<br>..|
|<br>To what extent do the country's primary political decision makers engage in patterns of nepotism,<br>cronyism and patronage?|..<br>X|X|X|X|..<br>..|
|<br>To what extent do the country's civil service (occupying middle and higher management roles)<br>engage in patterns of nepotism, cronyism and patronage?|..<br>X|X|X|X|..<br>..|
|To what extent do patterns of nepotism, cronyism and patronage undermine the state's ability to<br>exercise the basic functions of government effectively?|..<br>X|X|X|X|..<br>..|
|To what extent do patterns of nepotism, cronyism and patronage distort broad patterns of economic<br>development?|..<br>X|X|X|X|..<br>..|

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