Governance
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3 Governance Performance Index The Governance Sub-Index of the Sustainable Competitiveness Index is based on quantitative data series – i.e. not based on qualitative evaluation of government systems. In addition, some aspects of government direction implications (such as human rights, freedom of press, etc.) are assigned to the Social Capital Index. The Governance Sub-Index aims at evaluating the performance of a country’s regulatory framework and infrastructure environment to facilitate sustainable competitiveness. The regulatory and infrastructure framework should enable an environment in which the country’s natural, social and intellectual capital can flourish to generate new and sustain existing wealth. The Governance Efficiency rankings 2020: •
The Governance Ranking is topped by the Czech Republic, followed by Ireland, Slovenia, and Estonia; Germany follows on 6.
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The ranking is dominated by Central and Eastern European nations
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The UK is ranked 26, Japan 51 and the US at 73.
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Of the BRICs, China is ranked 38, Russia 55, India 79, and Brazil 137
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The map shows a clear north-South gap: all African countries score comparable low
The Governance World Map
The Governance World Map. Dark areas indicate high, light areas low levels of Governance quality
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