Variable: Performance of Democratic Institutions

QoG Code: (bti_pdi)


Dataset: Bertelsmann Transformation Index

Description:

Are democratic institutions capable of performing? From 1 to 10.

  1. There are no democratic institutions as such (authoritarian regimes).
  2. Democratic institutions exist but they are unstable and ineffective.
  3. Democratic institutions perform their functions in principle, but often are inefficient due to friction between institutions.
  4. The ensemble of democratic institutions is effective and efficient. As a rule, political decisions are prepared, made, implemented, and reviewed in legitimate procedures by the appropriate authorities.

Type of variable: Categorical

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Last updated by source: 2022-03-17


Categories:

Political System Quality of Government


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Details of this variable in our compilations datasets
Dataset No. Countries
Basic cross-section: 135
Basic time-series: 136
Standard cross-section: 135
Standard time-series: 136

Dataset Available for years:
Standard time-series: 2005-2023
Basic time-series: 2005-2023

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This variable has information from the year 2005 to the year 2021