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Dataset for Information and Accountability Transparency (2014)

The article "A global index of information transparency and accountability" (Williams, 2014) uses a relatively new methodology, similar to Transparency International's Corruption Perceptions Index, to construct composite indicators of Informational Transparency, and Accountability. These new indicators use data from 29 sources, with scores being derived annually between 1980 and 2010 across more than 190 countries.

Dataset type

Time-Series

Dataset level

Country

Last updated by source

2014-09-23

Citation

When using this dataset, please cite as:

• Williams, A. (2015). A global index of information transparency and accountability. Journal of Comparative Economics, 43(3), 804–824. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jce.2014.10.004

@article{diat1,
 author = {Williams, Andrew},
 doi = {10.1016/j.jce.2014.10.004},
 journal = {Journal of Comparative Economics},
 last_updated = {2024-11-12},
 number = {3},
 pages = {804--824},
 publisher = {Elsevier},
 title = {A global index of information transparency and accountability},
 volume = {43},
 year = {2015}
}

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Accountability Transparency

QoG code: diat_ati

Accountability Transparency. The author has 16 separate indicators for the Accountability Transparency Index (six for the measurement of a free media, four for fiscal transparency, and six for politi ...

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Information Transparency

QoG code: diat_iti

Information Transparency. Sub-indicators are constructed to reflect the nuances of this type of transparency. Specifically, three sub-components are constructed: (1) the existence of a free and indepe ...

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Transparency Index

QoG code: diat_ti

The Transparency Index is a combined index of the Information Transparency Index and the Accountability Transparency Index.

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