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CodeGV.GOVT.EF.ES
Indicator NameGovernment Effectiveness (estimate)
Short definitionGovernment effectiveness measures the quality of public services, the quality and degree of independence from political pressures of the civil service, the quality of policy formulation and implementation, and the credibility of the government’s commitment to such policies. Further documentation and research using the World Governance Indicators (WGI) is available at www.worldbank.org/wbi/governance.
Long definitionGovernment effectiveness measures the quality of public services, the quality and degree of independence from political pressures of the civil service, the quality of policy formulation and implementation, and the credibility of the government’s commitment to such policies. Further documentation and research using the World Governance Indicators (WGI) is available at www.worldbank.org/wbi/governance.
SourceWorld Bank Institute.
TopicPublic Sector: Policy & institutions
PeriodicityAnnual
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