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Themes (second level)<br />

Table 4: “Governance” indicators<br />

Indicators (third level)<br />

- Degree <strong>of</strong> accountability<br />

Accountability<br />

- Degree <strong>of</strong> transparency<br />

- Sustainability or social reporting<br />

- Civil liberties<br />

- Political rights<br />

- Free press<br />

Voice<br />

- Independent media<br />

- Business has a voice to express its concerns over<br />

changes in laws or policies<br />

- Political process<br />

-<br />

Political instability and violence<br />

-<br />

Military in politics<br />

Wrenching changes in government<br />

- Perception <strong>of</strong> the quality <strong>of</strong> public services<br />

provisions<br />

- Efficiency <strong>of</strong> bureaucracy<br />

- Competence <strong>of</strong> civil servants<br />

- Independence <strong>of</strong> the civil services from political<br />

pressures<br />

- Civil servants completing relevant skills<br />

Government effectiveness training, and evidence <strong>of</strong> use <strong>of</strong> that training<br />

- Existence <strong>of</strong> a citizen complaint mechanism<br />

- Response time to citizen complaints<br />

- Documented performance standards and internal<br />

information systems<br />

- Internal and external auditing<br />

- Post-audit actions taken<br />

- Efficiency <strong>of</strong> the economic management system<br />

Regulatory burden<br />

-<br />

-<br />

Market unfriendly policies<br />

Perception <strong>of</strong> the burden <strong>of</strong> excessive regulation<br />

- Perception <strong>of</strong> corruption<br />

Corruption<br />

- Government efforts to fight corruption<br />

- Measures for tackling corruption<br />

- Degree <strong>of</strong> decentralization<br />

- Local governance tradition<br />

Multi-level governance - Modes <strong>of</strong> governance (for sustainable<br />

-<br />

development)<br />

Modes <strong>of</strong> coordination<br />

- Political will<br />

- Perspectives on sustainable development<br />

Policies<br />

- Policies' approach<br />

development<br />

in local and regional<br />

- Policies promoting participation<br />

- Policies promoting social cohesion<br />

- Inclusive decision making processes/Stakeholder<br />

consultation (or engagement) processes<br />

Participation<br />

- Innovative approaches and technologies to<br />

participation<br />

- Stakeholder consultation approaches

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