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Status Index
The Status Index ranks 31 OECD countries in terms of sustainable performance.Are democratic institutions and practices robust?
• Is political participation free of barriers?
• Are the media independent?
• Are civil rights and political liberties protected?
• Do state powers check and balance one another?
DemocracyDo economic policies address globalization challenges?
• Is there a reliable economic framework in place?
• Is unemployment effectively addressed?
• Does enterprise policy foster innovation?
• Are taxes and budgets sustainable?
Does security policy protect citizens?
• Is the national interest safeguarded?
• Are policies embedded in intl. alliances?
• Are counterterrorism structures in place?
• Are citizens protected against crime?
Do policies address issues of sustainability?
• Do policies preserve resources?
• Is climate change taken into consideration?
• Is R&D support adequate?
• Are education policies successful?
Management Index
Does the government have strong steering capabilities?
• Is strategic capacity well developed?
• Are there effective means of inter-ministerial coordination?
• Are RIAs applied?
• Is policy communication effective?
Does the government implement policies effectively?
• Are policy objectives achieved?
• Is ministerial compliance assured?
• Are line ministries and agencies monitored?
• Do subnational governments meet national standards?
Does the government adapt to internal and external developments?
• Does the government learn from intl. developments?
• Does the government participate in joint reform iniatives?
• Does the government monitor itself?
• Does the government adapt its institutions?
Are non-governmental actors involved in policy-making?
• Are citizens active participants in policy-making?
• Are legislatures equipped to check the executive?
• Do the media provide in-depth information?
• Do interest associations check on government activity?
Countries
America
Asia and Oceania
Nordic Countries
Northwest Europe
East-Central Europe
Southern Europe
Central Europe
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INCRA's governance structure and operating procedures provide needed transparency and legitimacy. Its financial framework is based on an endowment that provides for sustainability and security.
The organization's non-profit status helps ensure accountability and quality of ratings, which consequently minimize potential conflicts of interest. INCRA also enhances the quality of sovereign ratings by conducting risk assessments with macroeconomic and forward-looking indicators that take into account long-term socio-economic and political prospects, and potential political and social constraints on countries' repayment abilities. These indicators comprise data developed, tested and included in the Bertelsmann Foundation's Sustainable Governance Indicators and Transformation Index. INCRA is unique in incorporating such forward-looking indicators into its ratings methodology.
Scores
Status Index
Analyze 2011 Status scores by category, criterion and indicator.
Management Index
Analyze 2011 Management scores by category, criterion and indicator.
Countries
Analyze 2011 Country scores on all levels, compromising 191 scores.
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SGI 2011
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SGI 2009
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Do social policies facilitate an equal and fair society?
• Is health care reform underway?
• Do policies prevent poverty?
• Are pension systems sustainable?
• Is integration actively supported?