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

5.82

29	Democracy	5.5
27	Electoral process	6.8
12	Voting and registration rights	9
26	Candidacy procedures	8
24	Media access	6
26	Party financing	4
25	Rule of law	5.5
14	Judicial review	8
19	Legal certainty	7
25	Rule of law	5.95
24	Appointment of justices	5
22	Corruption prevention	5
24	Control of corruption	3.46
29	Civil rights	5.0
27	Non-discrimination	5
29	Political liberties	5
29	Civil rights	5
31	Access to information	4.7
29	Access to gov. information	5
25	Media pluralism	5
29	Media freedom	4

10

12	Economy/Employment	6.5
13	Labor market	7.0
2	Low-skilled unemployment	9.97
2	Long-term unemployment	9.97
3	Unemployment	9.70
5	Youth unemployment	9.26
14	Labor market policy	6
20	Employment rate	5.80
16	Intensity of active LMP	3.56
11	Budgets	6.9
5	Debt-to-GDP	9.14
7	Budgetary policy	8
3	Debt interest ratio	8.00
4	Net debt ratio	6.36
21	Soundness of banks	4.90
11	Budget consolidation	1.00
13	Taxes	6.6
2	Marginal tax burden (individuals)	9.22
3	Total tax rate	8.68
12	Tax policy	7
21	Tax system complexity	6.67
23	Tax evasion	4.48
28	Marginal tax burden (businesses)	1.52
18	Economy	6.2
26	Inflation	7.04
12	Economic policy	7
23	Product market regulation	6.29
19	Competitiveness	5.39
23	GDP per capita	3.08
20	Enterprises	5.5
5	Corporate investment	8.15
10	Unit labor costs	6.22
17	Enterprise policy	6
8	Real interest rates	5.00
28	Enterprise regulation	3.43
29	Energy costs for enterprises	2.62

10

24	Social affairs	5.5
12	Health care	7.3
26	Private-to-public HC spending	8.91
6	Life expectancy-to-HC spending	8.69
20	Infant mortality	8.64
5	Health policy	8
26	Spending on pharmaceuticals	3.89
22	Preventive HC spending	2.88
19	Pensions	6.2
1	Public pension coverage	10.00
3	Dependency ratio	8.31
8	Older employment	6.51
20	Pension policy	6
31	Senior citizen poverty	1.00
23	Integration	5.1
5	Foreign-born unemployment	8.21
17	Foreign-born-to-native empl.	7.28
14	Foreign-born sec. attainment	4.78
14	Foreign-born tert. attainment	4.44
23	Integration policy	4
22	Social inclusion	5.0
17	Gini coefficient	7.60
9	Youth not in employ./education	7.59
21	Social inclusion policy	5
24	Gender equality	4.86
26	Life satisfaction	3.73
24	Poverty	3.61
21	Social/political participation	2.74
30	Families	3.7
12	Child poverty	7.01
27	Family policy	4
29	Spending on family policy	2.97
30	Child care density	2.89
31	Fertility rate	1.00

10

24	Security	7.0
16	Internal security	7.7
1	Burglaries and robberies	10.00
26	Homicides	8.14
9	Internal security policy	8
18	Costs of crime	6.00
23	Reliability of police services	5.85
26	External security	6.3
1	Conflicts fought	10.00
23	External security policy	7
29	Relations with neighbors	1.00

10

11	Resources	6.3
4	R&D	7.7
1	Science degrees	10.00
5	Broadband internet access	8.86
5	Research and innovation policy	8
4	Public R&D spending	7.38
7	Triad Patents	5.53
15	Industry R&D personnel	5.19
11	Education	6.5
3	PISA results	8.96
14	Upper sec. attainment	7.26
8	Education policy	7
6	Tertiary attainment	6.71
11	Continuing education	4.54
26	Pre-primary education	2.37
28	Environment	4.7
6	Waste management	8.50
19	Water usage	7.10
27	Energy intensity	6.91
27	Environmental policy	4
26	CO2 emissions	3.66
31	Energy mix	1.00

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

5.92

21	Steering capability	5.9
17	Coordination	7.4
3	Line ministries	9
5	GO gatekeeping	9
7	Senior ministry officials	9
8	GO expertise	8
16	Cabinet committees	7
31	Informal coordination	5
19	Line ministry civil servants	5
13	RIA	7.0
7	RIA application	8
13	Needs analysis	7
12	Alternative options	6
14	Capacity	6.0
10	Strategic planning	7
14	Scholarly advice	6
17	Medium-term fiscal framework	5.00
22	Communication	6.0
22	Coherent communication	6
31	Consultation	3.0
31	Negotiating public support	3

10

13	Policy implementation	7.4
13	Implementation	7.4
1	Ministerial compliance	10
1	Internal auditing	10.00
1	Monitoring agencies	9
4	Monitoring line ministries	9
11	Government efficiency	7
19	National standards	6
16	Task funding	6
19	Constitutional discretion	5

10

12	Institutional learning	6.8
17	Adaptability	7.0
19	International coordination	7
12	Domestic adaptability	7
9	Reform capacity	6.5
8	Self-monitoring	7
12	Reform capacity	6

10

26	Accountability	5.2
2	Legislature	8.1
1	Committee size	10.00
1	Number of committees	10.00
12	Pro-gvmt. committee chairs	9.17
2	Legislature’s research staff	7.08
2	Deputy expert staff	4.15
28	Oversight	6.8
1	Summoning ministers	10
1	Summoning experts	10
10	Non-majority leverage	8.78
27	Obtaining documents	7
27	Task area coincidence	6
27	Audit office	5
31	Ombuds office	1
30	Parties/Associations	4.7
18	Assoc. competence (others)	6
23	Assoc. competence (business)	6
31	Party competence	2
16	Media	4.5
7	Newspaper circulation	5.40
25	Media reporting	5
12	Quality newspapers	3.03
31	Citizens	3.5
14	Policy knowledge	6
31	Voter turnout	1.00