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

Downloaded by QoG on: 2023-10-10
Last updated by source: 2022-02-21


Categories:

Political System Quality of Government


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Basic Cross-section - 2024 Standard Cross-section - 2024 Standard Time-series - 2024 Original Dataset

Details of this variable in our compilations datasets
Dataset No. Countries
Basic cross-section: 136
Standard cross-section: 136
Standard time-series: 137


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