Ibrahim Index on governance: classroom theories, not fact.(THIS MONTH'S PRIZE LETTER)(Letter to the editor)

African Business | January 1, 2008| | Copyright

For a number of reasons, I was disappointed with the article on the Ibrahim Index of Good Governance (Cover story, African Business, November 2007).

As I began reading, I was hoping to see a more informed, more thoughtful approach to measuring governance which would begin by analysing the definition of good governance: "The exercise of political authority and the use of institutional resources to manage society's problems and affairs" (World Bank). Unfortunately, the MIF Index ignored many of the critical elements of this definition.

First, the index is not a measure of ...

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