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  • Database of Political Institutions: 2015
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    By Department of Research and Chief Economist (VPS/RES/RES)
    The Database of Political Institutions presents institutional and electoral results data such as measures of checks and balances, tenure and stability of the government, identification of party affiliation and ideology, and fragmentation of opposition and government parties in the legislature, among others. The current version of the database, which is now hosted at the IDB, expands its coverage to about 180 countries for 40 years, 1975-2015. Researchers at the World Bank Development Research Group first compiled the database in 2000 (see citation information below). It has become one of the most cited databases in comparative political economy and comparative political institutions. Almost 3000 studies have used this database so far as a source of institutional and political data in their empirical analysis.
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    Country Afghanistan · Albania · Algeria ...

    Temporal coverage 1975-2015

    Published date 2016-02-03

  • Trade Integration and Business Cycle Synchronization Data: 1960-1990
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    By Department of Research and Chief Economist (VPS/RES/RES)
    Macro bilateral trade data. This dataset was created to support Trade Intensity and Business Cycle Synchronization.
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    Country Albania · Algeria · Angola ...

    Temporal coverage 1960-1990

    Published date 2015-03-04

  • Tables and figures for: Revenue Collection Is Not Enough: Taxes as an Instrument of Development
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    By Department of Research and Chief Economist (VPS/RES/RES)
    This dataset contains tables and figures for the publication "Revenue Collection Is Not Enough: Taxes as an Instrument of Development" (Related publication only available in Spanish). Taxation in Latin America is largely viewed as a means of generating income to keep the government in business. In recent years, progress has been made towards increasing total revenue, but most countries in the region still lag well behind other countries with similar levels of development. More importantly, Latin America policymakers still largely ignore the potential of taxation to contribute to other important development goals. Governments have repeatedly missed the chance to influence consumption and production patterns by using taxes to effect relative price changes. More than Revenue aims to provide an up-to-date overview of the current state of taxation in the Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) region, its main reform needs, and possible reform strategies that take into account the likely...
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    Country Argentina · Bahamas · Barbados ...

    Temporal coverage 1990-2014

    Published date 2015-06-30

  • Broadband Development Index for Latin America and the Caribbean: 2010-2015
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    By Connectivity, Markets and Finance Division (VPS/IFD/CMF)
    The main goal of the IDBA is to size the Digital Divide in Latin America and the Caribbean by measuring the state of broadband development in the 26 Bank-member countries, as well as in additional reference countries (64 nations in total). The IDBA is a powerful tool to identify the magnitude of the gap in two different geographic approached, first when we compare the state of the art of one country versus the cluster region the country belongs to, and second, when we compare the country with respect to the OECD. The IDBA relies on a comprehensive approach based on four pillars: infrastructure, applications and capacity, strategic regulations, and public policy and strategic vision. Those four pillars are built as a result of the combination of 37 indicators from renowned international institutions. As a result, the IDBA provides a tool for decision makers and policymakers to detect, on a country basis, strengths and areas for improvement in developing specific, concrete and...
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    Country Argentina · Australia · Austria ...

    Temporal coverage 2010-2015

    Published date 2015-11-20

  • Public Management Evaluation Tool: 2007-2013
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    By Innovation in Citizen Services Division (VPS/IFD/ICS)
    The Public Management Evaluation Tool (PET) evaluates five “pillars” of the public policies' management cycle that are considered important for the implementation of Management for Development Results (MfDR): (i) results-based planning, (ii) results-based budgeting, (iii) public financial management (including auditing and procurement), (iv) program and project management (including the public investment system), and (v) monitoring and evaluation of public management. These pillars are broken down into components that track the maturity of institutional systems. The components are in turn composed of indicators and minimum requirements that these systems must have in an MfDR environment. All of these measures (minimum requirements, indicators, components, and pillars) are scored on a scale from 0 to 5, where a 5 indicates an ideal institutional situation.
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    Country Argentina · Bahamas · Barbados ...

    Temporal coverage 2007-2013

    Published date 2015-05-01