# **Table A21:  Institutional Profiles Database (IPD)**

**Data Provider Description Website Data Source Type Respondents Frequency Coverage Public Access Description**

French Ministry of the Economy, Finance and Industry and the Agence Francais de Developpement French Government http://www.cepii.fr/ProfilsInstitutionnelsDatabase.htm Country Security Risk Ratings Expert assessment Country office staff of the two ministries Every three years since 2006 Global sample of countries Yes The Institutional Profiles database presents a set of indicators on the institutional characteristics of 85 developed and developing countries. The subject scope covers a broad spectrum of these institutional characteristics: functioning of political institutions, public security, public governance, markets’ operating freedom, stakeholder co-ordination and strategic vision of the authorities and agents, security of transactions, market regulations and corporate governance, social dialogue, openness of society and markets, social cohesion.

|**V oice and Accountability**|2 007|20 06|2005|2 004|20 03|200 2|2000|1 998|199 6|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|P olitical righ ts and fun ction ing of political institution s|X|X|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|
|Free dom of the press|X|X|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|
|Free dom of asso ciation|X|X|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|
|Free dom of asse mb ly and dem on stra tio n|X|X|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|
|R espect fo r minoritie s (e thnic, religious, linguistic, etc)|X|X|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|
|Tran sp arency of p ublic action in the econom ic fie ld|X|X|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|
|Tran sp arency of e co nom ic p olicy (fisca l, taxation, m on etary, exchang e-ra te)|X|X|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|
|A ward o f pu blic procurem ent contracts an d de leg ation o f pu blic service|X|X|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|
|Free mo ve men t of persons, information , etc|X|X|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|
|**P olitic al S tability and Abse nce of V iolenc e**||||||||||
|C onflicts o f eth nic, re ligious, region al natu re ...|X|X|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|
|V iole nt a ction s by unde rg ro und political organisations|X|X|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|
|V iole nt social co nflicts|X|X|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|
|E xternal pub lic security|X|X|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|
|**Gove rnment E ffe ctivene ss**||||||||||
|Governm ent-citizen re la tio ns|X|X|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|
|C apacity of the ta x a dm inistration to implem ent me asures decided on|X|X|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|
|Qua lity of the sup ply o f pu blic goo ds: ed ucation a nd b asic he alth|X|X|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|
|C apacity of the p olitica l a utho rities|X|X|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|
|**R egulatory Quality**||||||||||
|A dm in istrative bu siness start-up form alities|X|X|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|
|A dm in iste red prices a nd m arket prices|X|X|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|
|C omp etitio n: p ro ductive sector: ea se of market entry for n ew firm s|X|X|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|
|C omp etitio n be tween businesses: com petition re gulation a rran gem ents|X|X|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|
|**R ule of Law**||||||||||
|R espect fo r law in re lation s betwe en citizens a nd the a dm inistration|X|X|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|
|S ecurity of p erso ns and goo ds|X|X|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|
|Organ ised criminal activity (drug-traffickin g, arm s-trafficking, e tc.|X|X|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|
|Imp ortance o f th e inform al econo my|X|X|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|
|Imp ortance o f ta x e vasion in the formal sector|X|X|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|
|Imp ortance o f custom s evasio n (smu ggling , un der-decla ra tio n, e tc)|X|X|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|
|R unning of the justice system|X|X|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|
|S ecurity of trad ition al property rig hts|X|X|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|
|S ecurity of p ro perty righ ts: form al prope rty rights|X|X|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|
|S ecurity of con tra cts betwe en p riva te a gents|X|X|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|
|Governm ent respect for contracts|X|X|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|
|S ettle men t of econo mic disp utes: justice in com me rcial matters|X|X|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|
|Intelle ctual prope rty|X|X|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|
|A rra nge men ts for th e protectio n of in tellectu al property|X|X|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|
|A gricu ltu ra l secto r: se cu rity of rights and property tran sa ction s|X|X|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|
|**C ontrol of Corruption**||||||||||
|C orru ption|X|X|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|
|**C ountry c overage**|**85**|**8 5**|**..**|**..**|**..**|**..**|**..**|**..**|**..**|
|**Y ear of P ublication**|**2 006**|**20 06**|**..**|**..**|**..**|**..**|**..**|**..**|**..**|

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