Quality of Government Basic dataset 2015 - Cross-Section
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Country Name
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Member of OECD
Member of the EU
The Region of the Country
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When recruiting public sector employees, the skills and merits of the applicant
When recruiting public sector employees, the political connections of the applic
When recruiting public sector employees, the personal connections of the applica
Public sector employees are hired via a formal examination system.
The practice of hiring, firing, promoting and paying public sector employees fol
Vacant positions in the public sector are ad-vertised in newspapers and websites
The top political leadership hires and fires senior public officials.
Senior public officials are recruited from within the ranks of the public sector
Entry to the public sector is open only at the lowest level of the hierarchy.
Once one is recruited as a public sector em-ployee, one remains a public sector
Senior officials have salaries that are compara-ble with the salaries of private
Public sector employees are paid salaries on which they can sustain themselves.
The salaries of public sector employees are linked to appraisals of their perfor
Retired public sector employees can sustain themselves on a public old-age pensi
Public employees are absent from work with-out permission.
The terms of employment for public sector employees are regulated by special law
Key ethnic and religious groups in society are proportionally represented among
When preparing policy proposals, both public sector employees and politicians ar
When implementing policies, both public sector employees and politicians are inv
Policy making in the economic policy sector is characterized by highly complex i
Policy making in the social policy sector is char-acterized by highly complex is
Policy making in the environmental policy sector is characterized by highly comp
When deciding how to implement policies in individual cases, public sector emplo
When granting licenses to start up private firms, public sector employees favor
The provision of public services is subject to competition from private sector c
The provision of public services is funded by user fees and/or private insurance
Public services are provided by quasi-autonomous agencies.
Public sector employees strive to be efficient.
Public sector employees strive to help citizens.
Public sector employees strive to follow rules.
Public sector employees strive to fulfill the ideology of the party/parties in g
Public sector employees strive to implement the policies decided upon by the top
Proportion of women - Public Sector in General
Proportion of women - Senior Positions in Central Government
Proportion of women - The Police Force
Proportion of women - The Public Health Care System
Proportion of women - Public Education
Public Sector employees act impartially when implementing a policy in an individ
Members of the executive (the head of state, the head of government and cabinet
Public sector employees grant favors in ex-change for bribes, kickbacks or other
Public sector employees steal, embezzle or mis-appropriate public funds or other
Members of the legislature grant favors in ex-change for bribes, kickbacks, or o
Members of the judiciary grant favors in ex-change for bribes, kickbacks or othe
Firms that provide the most favorable kickbacks to senior officials are awarded
Distribution of 1000 USD: The needy poor
Distribution of 1000 USD: People with kinship ties to the public employee
Distribution of 1000 USD: Middlemen/consultants
Distribution of 1000 USD: The public employee’s own pocket
Distribution of 1000 USD: The superiors of the public employee
Distribution of 1000 USD: Others
Public sector employees risk severe negative consequences if they pass on inform
Government documents and records are open to public access.
Abuses of power within the public sector are likely to be exposed in the media.
Citizens and media actors can track the flow of government revenues and expendit
The National Audit Office is independent from the government.
Auditors at the National Audit Office have the appropriate education and qualifi
The National Audit Office regularly communi-cates their results, including resul
When found guilty of misconduct, public sector employees are reprimanded by prop
(mean) Professional Public Administration
(mean) Impartial Public Administration
(mean) Closed Public Administration
(mean) Professional Public Administration - Confidence Interval (Low)
(mean) Professional Public Administration - Confidence Interval (High)
(mean) Impartial Public Administration - Confidence Interval (Low)
(mean) Impartial Public Administration - Confidence Interval (High)
(mean) Closed Public Administration - Confidence Interval (Low)
(mean) Closed Public Administration - Confidence Interval (High)
(mean) Professional Public Administration Range
(mean) Impartial Public Administration Range