# **Appendix A:  Sources for Governance Indicators**

- A1. African Development Bank Country Policy and Institutional Assessments (ADB) 39 A2. OECD Development Center African Economic Outlook (AEO) 40 A3. Afrobarometer (AFR) 41 A4. Asian Development Bank Country Policy and Institutional Assessments (ASD) 42 A5. Business Environment & Enterprise Performance Survey (BPS) 43 A6. Business Environment Risk Intelligence (BRI, QLM) 44 A7. Bertelsmann Transformation Index (BTI) 45 A8. Global Insight Global Risk Service (DRI) 46 A9. European Bank for Reconstruction and Development Transition Report (EBR) 47 A10. Global E-Government Index (EGV) 48 A11. Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) 49 A12. Freedom House (FRH, CCR) 50 A13. Transparency International Global Corruption Barometer Survey (GCB) 51 A14. World Economic Forum Global Competitiveness Survey (GCS) 52 A15. Global Integrity Index (GII) 53 A16. Gallup World Poll (GWP) 54 A17. Heritage Foundation Index of Economic Freedom (HER) 55 A18. Cingranelli Richards Human Rights Database & Political Terror Scale (HUM) 56 A19. IFAD Rural Sector Performance Assessments (IFD) 57 A20. iJET Country Security Risk Ratings (IJT) 58 A21. Institutional Profile Database (IPD) 59 A22. Latino-Barometro (LBO) 60 A23. Merchant International Group Gray Area Dynamics (MIG) 61 A24. International Research and Exchanges Board Media Sustainability Index (MSI) 62 A25. International Budget Project Open Budget Initiative (OBI) 63 A26. World Bank Country Policy and Institutional Assessments (PIA) 64 A27. Political Economic Risk Consultancy Corruption in Asia (PRC) 65 A28. Political Risk Services International Country Risk Guide (PRS) 66 A29. Reporters without Borders Press Freedom Index (RSF) 67 A30. US State Department’s Trafficking in People Report (TPR) 68 A31. Vanderbilt University Americas Barometer (VAB) 69 A32. Institute for Management Development World Competitiveness Yearbook (WCY) 70 A33. Global Insight Business Conditions and Risk Indicators (WMO) 71

# **Appendix B:  Components of Aggregate Governance Indicators**

- B1. Voice and Accountability........................................................................... 72 B2. Political Stability and Lack of Violence......................................................... 73 B3. Government Effectiveness........................................................................ 74 B4. Regulatory Quality................................................................................... 75 B5. Rule of Law.................................................................................. ...........76 B6. Control of Corruption...................................................................... ...........78

# **Appendix C:  Governance Indicators over Time**

|C1.|Voice and Accountability.......................................................................... 79|
|---|---|
|C2.|Political Stability and Lack of Violence......................................................... 82|
|C3.|Government Effectiveness........................................................................ 85|
|C4.|Regulatory Quality................................................................................... 88|
|C5.|Rule of Law.................................................................................. .......... 91|
|C6.|Control of Corruption................................................................................ 94|

# **Appendix D:  Technical Details on the Construction of the WGI** ............................. 97

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