Variable: Political Constraints Index V

QoG Code: (h_polcon5)


Dataset: Political Constraint Index (POLCON) Dataset

Description:

This index follows the same logic as Political Constraints Index III (h_polcon3) but also includes two additional veto points: the judiciary and sub-federal entities. Note that the coding reflects in-formation as of January 1 in any given year. Henisz (2000) uses this index to measure the impact on cross-national growth rates of a government's ability to provide credible commitment.

Type of variable: Continuous

Downloaded by QoG on: 2024-09-18
Last updated by source: 2023-01-30


Categories:

Political System


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OECD Time-series - 2025 Standard Time-series - 2025 Original Dataset

Details of this variable in our compilations datasets
Dataset No. Countries
Standard time-series: 173
OECD time-series: 32


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This variable has information from the year 1960 to the year 2016