SGI – Sustainable Governance Indicators 2011

To ensure comparability, observed values are transformed into scores on a scale from 1 to 10. The lowest value translates into score 1, the best value into score 10, and remaining values are transformed according to the original data distribution.

Hierarchy tree

Score 2011

Status Index

7.75

10	Democracy	8.5
1	Electoral process	9.5
1	Voting and registration rights	10
1	Candidacy procedures	10
2	Party financing	9
4	Media access	9
7	Rule of law	8.7
1	Judicial review	10
11	Rule of law	9.31
5	Legal certainty	9
8	Control of corruption	8.93
9	Corruption prevention	8
21	Appointment of justices	6
12	Civil rights	8.0
10	Non-discrimination	8
22	Political liberties	8
10	Civil rights	8
12	Access to information	7.7
14	Media freedom	8
8	Access to gov. information	8
13	Media pluralism	7

10

6	Economy/Employment	7.3
5	Labor market	7.9
9	Low-skilled unemployment	9.26
9	Long-term unemployment	9.19
10	Youth unemployment	8.74
9	Unemployment	8.49
8	Employment rate	8.14
5	Labor market policy	8
17	Intensity of active LMP	3.38
9	Economy	7.5
4	Economic policy	8
9	Competitiveness	7.71
13	Product market regulation	7.71
22	Inflation	7.70
10	GDP per capita	4.55
9	Budgets	7.1
2	Debt-to-GDP	9.95
2	Soundness of banks	9.70
7	Budgetary policy	8
9	Debt interest ratio	5.88
14	Net debt ratio	4.90
11	Budget consolidation	1.00
5	Enterprises	6.9
2	Enterprise regulation	9.76
3	Corporate investment	8.57
3	Unit labor costs	7.80
7	Enterprise policy	7
14	Real interest rates	4.31
22	Energy costs for enterprises	4.06
8	Taxes	6.9
1	Total tax rate	10.00
9	Tax system complexity	8.53
10	Tax evasion	7.80
12	Tax policy	7
21	Marginal tax burden (individuals)	4.53
23	Marginal tax burden (businesses)	2.97

10

9	Social affairs	7.3
5	Integration	7.6
1	Integration policy	9
12	Foreign-born-to-native empl.	7.78
14	Foreign-born unemployment	7.43
9	Foreign-born tert. attainment	5.38
20	Foreign-born sec. attainment	3.83
10	Health care	7.5
13	Private-to-public HC spending	9.68
20	Infant mortality	8.64
5	Health policy	8
12	Spending on pharmaceuticals	7.49
17	Life expectancy-to-HC spending	6.67
21	Preventive HC spending	3.01
11	Pensions	7.2
1	Pension policy	9
9	Older employment	6.27
11	Dependency ratio	5.74
28	Senior citizen poverty	4.76
26	Public pension coverage	4.52
11	Families	7.2
2	Spending on family policy	9.48
11	Fertility rate	7.73
13	Family policy	7
17	Child poverty	6.38
22	Child care density	5.68
12	Social inclusion	7.0
5	Youth not in employ./education	8.71
6	Life satisfaction	8.36
4	Gender equality	8.23
15	Gini coefficient	7.90
12	Social inclusion policy	7
20	Poverty	5.12
13	Social/political participation	4.26

10

9	Security	8.2
10	Internal security	8.2
11	Homicides	9.22
1	Internal security policy	9
13	Reliability of police services	8.62
27	Burglaries and robberies	5.89
20	Costs of crime	5.67
11	External security	8.2
1	Relations with neighbors	10.00
1	External security policy	9
20	Conflicts fought	4.60

10

18	Resources	5.5
9	Education	6.7
6	PISA results	8.24
4	Education policy	8
8	Tertiary attainment	6.50
20	Upper sec. attainment	6.05
11	Continuing education	4.54
29	Pre-primary education	1.46
20	R&D	5.0
7	Public R&D spending	7.07
3	Science degrees	6.15
17	Broadband internet access	5.58
19	Research and innovation policy	5
21	Industry R&D personnel	3.45
18	Triad Patents	2.47
27	Environment	4.8
24	Energy intensity	7.47
11	Waste management	7.38
28	Water usage	5.29
20	Environmental policy	5
20	Energy mix	1.42
31	CO2 emissions	1.00

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Management Index To ensure comparability, observed values are transformed into scores on a scale from 1 to 10. The lowest value translates into score 1, the best value into score 10, and remaining values are transformed according to the original data distribution.
# Hierarchy tree Score 2011

Management Index

7.71

3	Steering capability	8.2
1	Communication	9.0
1	Coherent communication	9
5	RIA	8.7
3	Alternative options	9
5	Needs analysis	9
7	RIA application	8
5	Coordination	8.7
1	GO gatekeeping	10
1	GO expertise	9
4	Cabinet committees	9
3	Line ministries	9
8	Informal coordination	8
20	Senior ministry officials	8
9	Line ministry civil servants	8
8	Consultation	8.0
8	Negotiating public support	8
10	Capacity	6.8
3	Strategic planning	8
7	Scholarly advice	7
13	Medium-term fiscal framework	5.50

10

9	Policy implementation	7.7
9	Implementation	7.7
1	Monitoring line ministries	10
1	Ministerial compliance	10
1	Internal auditing	10.00
1	Monitoring agencies	9
5	National standards	8
11	Task funding	7
11	Government efficiency	7
26	Constitutional discretion	4

10

7	Institutional learning	7.5
3	Adaptability	8.5
2	International coordination	9
6	Domestic adaptability	8
9	Reform capacity	6.5
7	Reform capacity	7
13	Self-monitoring	6

10

3	Accountability	7.6
2	Oversight	9.5
1	Ombuds office	10
1	Audit office	10
1	Summoning experts	10
1	Summoning ministers	10
9	Obtaining documents	9
2	Task area coincidence	9
20	Non-majority leverage	8.41
3	Parties/Associations	8.7
1	Party competence	9
1	Assoc. competence (business)	9
5	Assoc. competence (others)	8
2	Citizens	8.5
1	Voter turnout	10.00
9	Policy knowledge	7
4	Legislature	6.6
15	Number of committees	9.00
17	Committee size	8.88
3	Legislature’s research staff	6.16
28	Pro-gvmt. committee chairs	5.98
4	Deputy expert staff	2.80
19	Media	3.9
13	Media reporting	7
19	Newspaper circulation	2.80
18	Quality newspapers	2.02