Sub-score (0-100). Question no. 43. In practice, citizens can access legislative processes and documents.
A 100 score is earned where all the following conditions are met:
1) legislative records (at least transcripts of debates/votes, roll call votes, and full text of bills) are accessible to the public online or at the cost of photocopying,
2) most records are available within a day of legislative proceedings, and
3) there is a complete, easily available legislative archive either on or off line.
A 50 score is earned where any of the following conditions apply:
1) occasionally legislative records (at least transcripts of debates/votes, roll call votes, and full text of bills) are not accessible to the public online or the cost is higher than photocopying;
2) records are usually available within a week of legislative proceedings, or
3) citizens have limited access to a legislative archive either on or off line or the archive is not complete.
A 0 score is earned where at least one of the following conditions apply:
1) legislative records (at least transcripts of debates/votes, roll call votes, and full text of bills) are rarely accessible to the public online,
2) records take more than a week after legislative proceedings to be available, or
3) there is no legislative archive or citizens don't have access to it.
Type of variable: Continuous
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| Dataset | No. Countries |
|---|---|
| Standard cross-section: | 54 |
| Standard time-series: | 54 |