This report is part of the bertelsmann stiftungs transformation index bti. Bahrain european country of origin information network. The status index, with its two analytic dimensions of political and economic transformation, identifies where each of the 129 countries stand on their path toward democracy. The report and any opinions expressed in this publication are the sole responsibility of the authors. Country data report for colombia, 19962014 for a full description of the wgi methodology, and interactive data access, and downloads of the aggregate and individual indicators, please visit the wgi are composite measures based on. The quantitative data collected for the bertelsmann.
Rule of law individual indicators used to construct rule of law code source website 1996 1998 2000 2002 2003 2004 2005. As the bertelsmann stiftung itself has put it, the foundation promotes reform processes and the principles of entrepreneurial activity to. While president gloria macapagal arroyos government. Country data report for myanmar, 19962014 for a full description of the wgi methodology, and interactive data access, and downloads of the aggregate and individual indicators, please visit the wgi are composite measures based on. The transformation index analyzes and compares transformation processes towards democracy and a market economy worldwide and identifies successful strategies for peaceful change. The worldwide governance indicators wgi project reports aggregate and individual governance indicators for over 200 countries and territories over the period 1996 2018, for six dimensions of governance. Bertelsmann transformation index bti 6 sabine donner, gutersloh documentation list of ratings included in the documentation 7 list of illustrations 8 list of tables 9 political indices 10 socioeconomic indices 24 center for security studies, eth zurich note. This report is part of the bertelsmann stiftungs transformation index bti 2018. Indepth country reports provide the basis for assessing the state of transformation and persistent challenges, and to evaluate the ability of policymakers to carry out. The bti is a global ranking of transition processes in which the state of democracy and.
Transformation index bti 2018 bertelsmann stiftung. Comparatively, the number of conflicts in eastcentral and southeast europe has declined. Bertelsmann transformation index bti for the purposes of an analysis of state capacity, key indicators in the bti likely include stateness and the four components of the management index international cooperation, consensusbuilding, resource efficiency and steering capability. The bertelsmann stiftungs transformation index bti summary the bertelsmann stiftungs transformation index bti is a comprehensive measure of the quality of democracy, market economy, and political management in 129 developing and transition countries. On july 20, 2017, the chairperson identified the following refugee appeal division decision as being jurisprudential guides. Bertelsmann transformation index, gutersloh, germany. It uses publicly available data published by official data providers world bank, who, ilo, others and other organizations including research centers and nongovernmental. Transformation index bti 2012 bertelsmann stiftung. Energizing the world with innovation is the result of a collaboration between cornell university, insead, and the world intellectual property organization wipo as copublishers, and their knowledge partners. Bertelsmann stiftung, a german foundation that evaluates the quality of democracy, the market economy and political management in 128 developing countries including the republic of the congo through its transformation index bertelsmann. Within this framework, the bti publishes two rankings.
Bertelsmann transformation index 2008 archive of european. The data covers 128 countries surveys over period of 2006 2012. Liberia ireland on 14 october 2010 a publication in april. The bertelsmann transformation index, which was introduced in 2003, evaluates nearly 40 indi cators. At the same time, we continued to invest in the transformation to digital. About the transformation index the bti is the result of the collaboration of nearly 300 country and regional experts from leading universities and think tanks worldwide.
Documentation packages issue papers and country fact sheets responses to information requests recent research media centre news information sheets media relations proactive disclosure 23 october 2009 rwa103252. Governance in the bti refers to the quality of the political management of transformation processes. The transformation processes are being enhanced with digital archiving and the development of customized digital products for customer service. Bertelsmann transformation index bti shows, this is true for.
Political stability and absence of violence individual indicators used to construct political stability and absence of violence. The transformation index of the bertelsmann stiftung bti identi. Drc researched and compiled by the refugee documentation. Second, in recent years, many elites have failed to respond to global. The latest findings of the bertelsmann stiftungs transformation index, bti 2016, with its system of multilayered indicators of democracy and governance, reflects the paradox of an increasing institutionalization of power flanked by a hollowing out of the normative essence of institutions of democracy and the rule of law. It covers the period from 1 february 20 to 31 january 2015. The country documentation referenced in each of these decisions has been included in s.
This section presents the performance of each of the. Official pdf, 7 pages world bank documents world bank group. Pdf papua new guineas png economy is undergoing an. The 2012 bertelsmann transformation index found that political freedoms are being curtailed around the world, particularly in eastern europe and south america despite many successes in overcoming the global financial and economic crisis, socioeconomic conditions in more than half of the worlds lessdeveloped nations are inadequate or.
Pdf bertelsmann stiftungs transformation index bti papua new. We examine a countrys political decisionmakers and take structural difficulties into account. In most of the 7 developing and transformation countries examined by the bti 2020, covid19 will exacerbate the very weaknesses. Verlag bertelsmann stiftung, april 17, 2018 paperback isbn.
The index value is derived from the performance in four governance components multiplied by a factor that is determined by a countrys individual. These data are gathered from a number of survey institutes, think tanks, nongovernmental organizations. Social, political, and economic changes leading to democracy and a market economy require both the political will to reform and the capacity for strategic management among responsible actors. The bertelsmann stiftungs transformation index bti analyzes and evaluates the quality of democracy, a market economy and political management in 128 developing and transition countries. Bertelsmann transformation index collects data on the same sample of eu states as the beeps, but their data on corruption only captures the extent to which an anticorruption agency has been established and how effective it is perceived to be in carrying out its mandate. A report issued in 2012 by the bertelsmann transformation index in 2010, ngos such as human rights watch or reporters without borders, as well as some voices in the algerian press, have again asserted that the algerian judiciary is subject to political interference or bribery.
The spectrum ranges from new digital formats and channels for television, to book and magazine apps, to ebooks. The bti aggregates the results of this comprehensive study of transformation processes and political management into two indices. It was founded in 1977 by reinhard mohn as the result of social, corporate and fiscal considerations. Pdf bertelsmann stiftungs transformation index bti. As of 2016, bertelsmann transformation index in taiwan province of china was 9. The bertelsmann stiftungs transformation index bti shows that democratic regression, rampant corruption and deepening polarization are interlinked and mutually reinforcing each other in many of the 7 states surveyed. The bertelsmann stiftung is an independent foundation under private law, based in gutersloh, germany. Within this framework, the bertelsmann stiftung transformation index bti publishes two rankings, the status index and the management index, both of which are based on indepth assessments of 129 countries.
Manual for country assessments and all 125 country reports are provided on. Bertelsmann stiftung 2009 bti 2010 pakistan country report, p. This response is not and does not purport to be conclusive as to the merit of any. Political violence, terrorism, and transformation to.
The bertelsmann stiftungs transformation index bti thus systematically places political decisionmakers steering capability at the heart of its analysis and, as a result, is the only index in the world that measures and compares the quality of governance with selfcollected data. The description is composed by our digital data assistant. Information on treatment of the elderly and those who are infirm, including. The bti assesses the transformation toward democracy and a market economy as well. With the first peaceful transfer of power in the highly competitive parliamentary elections of october 2012, after one year of cohabitation and another year of unchallenged rule of the georgian dream coalition, high expectations of socioeconomic. These aggregate indicators combine the views of a large number of enterprise, citizen and expert survey respondents in industrial and. Bertelsmann interim report anuaryjune 2018 5 yours sincerely, thomas rabe digital transformation. Drc researched and compiled by the refugee documentation centre of ireland on wednesday 5, thursday 6 and friday 7 january 2011.
Transformation index bti 2016 bertelsmann stiftung. The bertelsmann transformation index analyzes transformation processes toward democracy and a market economy in international comparison. Taiwan province of china is the top country by bertelsmann transformation index in the world. The bertelsmann stiftungs transformation index bti analyzes and evaluates democratic performance, market economy status and political management in developing and transition countries. Good governance is an important factor in ensuring sustainable and inclusive development. Detailed country reports provide information on the underlying factors of assessment for each country examined. The bertelsmann stiftungs transformation index bti is a comprehensive measure of the quality of democracy, market economy, and political management in 129 developing and transition countries. Since its pilot study in 2004, the bertelsmann transformation index has grown increasingly popular among development practitioners in search of quality information on good governance.
Bertelsmann stiftungs transformation index bti papua new guinea 2016 article pdf available january 2016 with 638 reads how we measure reads. This was particularly true for burundi and turkey during the assessment period from february 2015 to january 2017. According to bertelsmann stiftungs transformation index bti 2016 for ghana, which assesses the transformation toward democracy and a market economy as well as the quality of political management, party infighting is clearly visible in the npp, which is highly fragmented into different factions and sometimes internal conflicts erupt. It highlights the transition experienced by the country in its restoration of democratic political institutions and in the reformation of an underdeveloped. Bti 2018 executive summary transformation index of the bertelsmann stiftung 4 in 57 countries, governments today are less willing or able to defuse social conflicts. Corruption perceptions index 2011 transparency international. Rtl group increased its digital revenues in the first half of the year by 9 percent to 424 million. The bertelsmann stiftungs transformation index bti analyzes and evaluates democratic performance, market economy status and political management in developing and transition countries main points. The worldwide governance indicators wgi are a research dataset summarizing the views on the quality of governance provided by a large number of enterprise, citizen and expert survey respondents in industrial and developing countries. European community aid policy and practice mozambique dr sven grimm commissioned by one world action, uk bonn, may 2006 the views and opinions expressed in this report do not necessarily reflect those of one world action. It measures successes and setbacks on the path toward a democracy based on the rule of law and a market economy flanked by sociopolitical safeguards. Surveys used adb 2008 afdb 2008 bf 2009 eiu 2009 fh 2009 gi.
Bertelsmann transformation index 2018 it measures successes and setbacks on the path toward a democracy based on the rule of law and a socially responsible market economy. Policy performance and governance capacities in the oecd and eu. An inventory of composite measures of human progress 2014 human development report office occasional paper 5 introduction since the first human development index hdi was published in 1990, a wealth of composite measures of. The transformation index provides the framework for an exchange of good practice among agents of reform. It uses expert surveys entailing 52 questions and 17 indicators. Bertelsmann stiftung 2008 bertelsmann transformation index bti 2008 cameroon country report, p. Pdf bertelsmann stiftung, bti 2016 georgia country. Selected state fragility indicesrankings bertelsmann transformation index bti the bti is a larger index that measures transformation processes towards democracy and market economy. Pensions at a glance 2017 how does germany compare.
Pdf bertelsmann transformation index bti 2008 report. It identi c es strengths and weaknesses in transformation processes, and clari c es the key factors that stand in the way of successful societal change and determine peoples future prospects and possibilities. The transformation atlas offers the visual interpretation of the complex bti results rendering, not reducing complexity. Pdf bertelsmann transformation index bti 2006 report. A report issued in 2012 by the bertelsmann transformation index points out that. The bti 2020 findings record a growing number of countries that are subject to distorted political and economic competition. Penguin random house expanded its ebook offerings and generated growing revenues with audio. Pdf bertelsmann transformation index bti 2010 report. For the bertelsmann transformation index country reports, see. National documentation packages immigration and refugee. Pdf bertelsmann transformation index bti 2012 report. Transformation index bti 2018 political management in international comparison.
Although the world bank groups focus is mainly on broad economic transformation, given the interrelated nature of these concepts, its work also affects social or political dimensions of transformation. Citizens, organizations and mass media expressing opposition opinions run a high. This report delineates the phillipines incremental development of a marketbased democracy. The top 5 countries also includes estonia, czech republic, uruguay, and poland. The global integrity report, which was first issued in the same year, tracks almost 300 indicators, but due to this indepth level of investigation, only covers a smaller number of countries. The transformation atlas offers the visual interpretation of the complex bti results. Documentation centre of ireland on 7 october 20 treatment of members of ngos and human rights activists by the government and police in the drc. Kgaas press center as well as everything about corporate responsibility activities at bertelsmann. An inventory of composite measures of human progress. Bertelsmann stiftung transformation index 20172018.
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