Monday, September 24, 2007

[IWS] World Bank: WORLD-WIDE GOVERNANCE INDICATORS 1996-2006 [July 2007]

IWS Documented News Service
_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations
-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor
---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016
-------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
________________________________________________________________________

World Bank


GOVERNANCE MATTERS 2007:WORLD-WIDE GOVERNANCE INDICATORS 1996-2006 [July 2007]
http://info.worldbank.org/governance/wgi2007/home.htm


INDIVIDUAL COUNTRY DATA REPORTS
http://info.worldbank.org/governance/wgi2007/pdf_country.asp


Access Governance Indicators by COUNTRY [All Indicators for one country]
http://info.worldbank.org/governance/wgi2007/sc_country.asp

In this mode you can select one of 212 countries and territories and generate charts and tables for all six governance indicators, and have the option of comparing the results with previous years, with regional averages, or with income group averages, as well as have access to underlying individual ratings.

To begin, select a country out of the drop-down list on the left hand side and hit "submit". This will generate a chart reporting the percentile rank for the selected country in all six indicators for 2006 and 1998.

You will have the option of changing/adding years as well as changing comparators and/or confidence intervals. Futhermore you can create line charts instead or tables displaying all the sources and data utilized to generate the aggregate score for the selected country.

Access Governance Indicators for SELECTED COUNTRIES
http://info.worldbank.org/governance/wgi2007/mc_countries.asp

In this mode you can select one of six governance indicators and a group of comparator countries for which charts, maps and tables will be generated. You will also have the option of comparing the results with previous years, with regional averages, or with income group averages, and have access to underlying individual ratings.

To begin, select an indicator and then a region from the drop-down menus on the left-hand-side, followed by the selection of countries of interest (up to 20 at a time). This will generate a chart reporting the percentile rank for the selected countries and indicator for 2006 and 1998.

You can change/add years as well as change comparators and/or confidence intervals. Futhermore you can create world maps instead or tables displaying all the sources and data utilized to generate the aggregate score for the selected countries and indicator.


MAPPING GOVERNANCE by INDICATOR
http://info.worldbank.org/governance/wgi2007/worldmap_start.asp?allcountries=1
______________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.

****************************************
Stuart Basefsky                   
Director, IWS News Bureau                
Institute for Workplace Studies 
Cornell/ILR School                        
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor             
New York, NY 10016                        
                                   
Telephone: (607) 255-2703                
Fax: (607) 255-9641                       
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu                  
****************************************






<< Home

This page is powered by Blogger. Isn't yours?