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Sustainable Governance Indicators Comparative Politics

Sustainable Governance Indicators Comparative Politics. June 5, 2013 Tatiana Strovegli. Bertelsmann Stiftung Sustainable Governance Indicators (SGI). The Bertelsmann Stiftung Indexs.

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Sustainable Governance Indicators Comparative Politics

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  1. Sustainable Governance IndicatorsComparative Politics June 5, 2013 Tatiana Strovegli Bertelsmann Stiftung Sustainable Governance Indicators (SGI)

  2. The Bertelsmann StiftungIndexs • The Bertelsmann Stiftung’s Sustainable Governance Indicators (SGI), first published in 2009 (www.sgi-network.org), form a valuable counterpart to the Transformation Index (BTI), which has appeared since 2004. The SGI project closes a significant gap, subjecting the highly developed industrialized countries of the OECD to a detailed comparison of their performance.. • BTI • SGI BTI assesses the fundamental development of 128 countries in transition to democracy and a market economy SGI subjects the highly developed industrialized countries of the OECD to a detailed comparison of their performance..

  3. SGI – the structure • The SGI is a cross-national survey of governance in the OECD that identifies reform needs, forward-looking practices. Two Pillars • THE STATUS INDEX • THE MANAGEMENT INDEX The Status Index examines states’ reform needs in terms of the quality of democracy and performance in policy fields • The Management Index focuses on governance capacities in terms of steering capability and accountability And a SpecialStudy • THE SOCIAL JUSTICE INDEX • The Social Justice Index focuses on how polices and welfare take in account a fair social distribution

  4. SGI – facts and figures Started in 2009 Updated every 2 or 3 years Ranks SGI in 31 member states in the OECD on a scale of 1 (low) to 10 (high) • Ranks along two main indices: • Status Index • Management Index

  5. SGI – Approach and methodology SGI are based on sound data capture, fully transparent data and statistical analysis methods. SGI comprise a combination of qualitative and quantitative data, avoiding weaknesses of one data type only. Coupling “objective” quantitative data with “highly context-sensitive”, qualitative expert assessments delivers high-resolution outcomes.

  6. SGI – Approach and methodology Select performance indicators that: Are not ambiguous Are available for all OECD countries. Try to avoid including model-specific indicators that might be seen as being biased in favor of particular types of economies. SGI try to provide a composite image of a country’s performance across various policy areas. Each policy area is evaluated by experts for each country. Status Index also includes a few indicators that describe changes over time rather than levels (e.g. inflation rate).

  7. SGI – Approach and methodology

  8. SGI – Approach and methodology

  9. SGI – Approach and methodology

  10. SGI – Approach and methodology

  11. SGI Ranking 2011

  12. SGI Ranking 2011Distribution of OECD Countries surveyed

  13. Status Index - approach The Status Index aims to compare : Quality of Democracy; Policy Performance. Presumed that a high quality of democracy is necessary for the long-term stability of a political system and sustainable policies.

  14. Quality of Democracy vs. Policy Performance

  15. Overview of the Status Index findings

  16. Quality of Democracy - findings

  17. Policy Performance - findings

  18. Status Index – learning from the best

  19. Management Index - approach Executive Capacity looks at strategic planning, consultation and communication as well as capacity for implementation and learning. Executive Accountability looks at the capacity of citizens, legislatures, special interest groups and media participation in the political process.

  20. Executive Capacity vs. Executive Accountability

  21. Overview of the Management Index findings

  22. Overview of the Management Index findings

  23. Management Index - learning from the best

  24. Social Justice in the OECD

  25. Social Justice Index - findings

  26. Final considerations Among cross-national survey of governance in the OECD, SGI appears the most accurate. The Project aim to promote more ample debate on “good governance” and learning from benchmarking across the world The systematic comparison of sustainable governance is an helpful tool for individual and organization that care about improvement of governance in the world Countries. For instance UNESCO on 25-26th of March in Paris organized a Workshop on “Measuring Social Public Policies: Inclusiveness and Impact” using, as preparation material, to promote brainstorming, a presentation done by Sabine Donner of Bertelsmann Stiftung regarding the BTI and SGI

  27. Thank you for your attention

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