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

8.12

7	Democracy	8.7
2	Access to information	9.7
1	Media freedom	10
1	Media pluralism	10
4	Access to gov. information	9
5	Rule of law	8.9
1	Judicial review	10
7	Rule of law	9.65
7	Control of corruption	9.34
5	Legal certainty	9
3	Corruption prevention	9
24	Appointment of justices	5
11	Civil rights	8.3
4	Civil rights	9
10	Non-discrimination	8
22	Political liberties	8
18	Electoral process	7.8
1	Voting and registration rights	10
1	Media access	10
1	Candidacy procedures	10
31	Party financing	1

10

1	Economy/Employment	8.0
3	Budgets	8.7
1	Budgetary policy	10
8	Debt-to-GDP	8.79
3	Budget consolidation	8.50
15	Soundness of banks	6.70
3	Net debt ratio	6.63
7	Debt interest ratio	6.38
4	Labor market	8.2
1	Employment rate	10.00
2	Youth unemployment	9.74
4	Unemployment	9.21
11	Low-skilled unemployment	9.04
15	Long-term unemployment	8.35
5	Labor market policy	8
9	Intensity of active LMP	4.18
2	Taxes	8.0
1	Tax policy	9
5	Total tax rate	8.12
12	Tax evasion	7.74
5	Marginal tax burden (individuals)	7.17
17	Tax system complexity	7.11
13	Marginal tax burden (businesses)	4.95
3	Economy	8.0
2	Competitiveness	9.49
4	Inflation	9.21
4	Economic policy	8
11	Product market regulation	8.00
6	GDP per capita	4.96
5	Enterprises	6.9
2	Enterprise policy	8
11	Enterprise regulation	7.45
8	Energy costs for enterprises	7.23
15	Unit labor costs	5.28
10	Real interest rates	4.69
14	Corporate investment	4.11

10

12	Social affairs	6.9
3	Health care	8.1
4	Private-to-public HC spending	9.84
1	Health policy	9
5	Spending on pharmaceuticals	8.99
18	Infant mortality	8.70
29	Life expectancy-to-HC spending	5.03
19	Preventive HC spending	3.28
5	Pensions	7.7
1	Pension policy	9
5	Older employment	7.88
22	Public pension coverage	7.00
24	Senior citizen poverty	6.68
19	Dependency ratio	4.12
8	Social inclusion	7.6
4	Life satisfaction	8.64
10	Gini coefficient	8.50
5	Social inclusion policy	8
14	Poverty	7.66
10	Gender equality	7.11
13	Youth not in employ./education	6.84
14	Social/political participation	4.22
10	Integration	6.6
9	Foreign-born-to-native empl.	8.06
10	Foreign-born unemployment	7.68
10	Integration policy	7
12	Foreign-born tert. attainment	4.74
17	Foreign-born sec. attainment	4.36
28	Families	4.5
9	Child poverty	7.33
26	Child care density	4.43
21	Spending on family policy	4.33
27	Family policy	4
21	Fertility rate	3.64

10

6	Security	8.5
2	Internal security	8.9
5	Homicides	9.71
3	Reliability of police services	9.54
1	Internal security policy	9
7	Costs of crime	8.33
21	Burglaries and robberies	7.36
15	External security	8.1
1	Relations with neighbors	10.00
6	Conflicts fought	8.20
23	External security policy	7

10

3	Resources	7.6
2	R&D	8.1
1	Triad Patents	10.00
3	Broadband internet access	9.53
1	Research and innovation policy	9
12	Public R&D spending	5.92
14	Industry R&D personnel	5.86
10	Science degrees	4.49
2	Environment	7.4
1	Energy intensity	10.00
2	CO2 emissions	9.80
9	Water usage	8.51
1	Environmental policy	8
8	Energy mix	3.10
27	Waste management	3.00
6	Education	7.3
7	Upper sec. attainment	8.26
4	Education policy	8
9	PISA results	7.59
5	Continuing education	7.22
13	Tertiary attainment	5.92
24	Pre-primary education	3.55

10
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

6.79

9	Steering capability	7.5
1	Consultation	10.0
1	Negotiating public support	10
8	Communication	8.0
8	Coherent communication	8
9	RIA	8.0
6	Alternative options	8
9	Needs analysis	8
7	RIA application	8
22	Coordination	6.7
1	Senior ministry officials	10
3	Informal coordination	9
3	Line ministry civil servants	9
20	Line ministries	7
27	GO gatekeeping	5
26	GO expertise	5
29	Cabinet committees	2
25	Capacity	4.7
14	Scholarly advice	6
20	Medium-term fiscal framework	4.00
24	Strategic planning	4

10

1	Policy implementation	8.6
1	Implementation	8.6
1	Internal auditing	10.00
1	Constitutional discretion	10
2	Task funding	9
1	Government efficiency	9
4	Monitoring line ministries	9
16	Ministerial compliance	8
11	National standards	7
26	Monitoring agencies	5

10

23	Institutional learning	6.0
9	Reform capacity	6.5
4	Self-monitoring	8
20	Reform capacity	5
29	Adaptability	5.5
22	Domestic adaptability	6
28	International coordination	5

10

16	Accountability	6.2
3	Media	7.4
1	Media reporting	9
3	Quality newspapers	7.40
5	Newspaper circulation	5.77
15	Parties/Associations	7.3
7	Party competence	8
4	Assoc. competence (business)	8
18	Assoc. competence (others)	6
27	Oversight	7.0
1	Summoning ministers	10
1	Summoning experts	10
1	Obtaining documents	10
18	Audit office	8
11	Task area coincidence	8
26	Ombuds office	2
31	Non-majority leverage	1.00
15	Legislature	6.2
1	Committee size	10.00
1	Number of committees	10.00
17	Pro-gvmt. committee chairs	8.57
15	Deputy expert staff	1.45
29	Legislature’s research staff	1.11
22	Citizens	4.7
4	Policy knowledge	8
30	Voter turnout	1.42