Policy Evaluation via Composite Indexes: Qualitative Lessons from International Transparency Policy Indexes

被引：37
作者：
Michener, Gregory [1 ]
机构：
[1] FGV, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
来源：
WORLD DEVELOPMENT | 2015年 / 74卷
关键词：
transparency; indexes; concept formation; policy measurement; policy evaluation; validity; GOVERNANCE INDICATORS; INFORMATION; PERFORMANCE; GOVERNMENT; FREEDOM; CORRUPTION; MANAGEMENT; POLITICS; IMPROVE; POVERTY;
D O I：
10.1016/j.worlddev.2015.04.016
中图分类号：
F0 [经济学]; F1 [世界各国经济概况、经济史、经济地理]; C [社会科学总论];
学科分类号：
0201 ; 020105 ; 03 ; 0303 ;
摘要：
International transparency policy indexes (ITPIs) help determine billions in investment and aid, influence "authoritative" scholarship, and shape policy choices. Are ITPIs valid yardsticks.of transparency, or do they encourage dissimulation? Most scholarship on index-based evaluations focuses on "concept indexes" (e.g., governance) from quantitative approaches. This paper presents qualitative insights about ITPIs in specific and "policy indexes" in general, analyzing three measurement-related pitfalls and proposing countermeasures. Most significantly, it shows how indexes presuppose substitutability while policies contain nonsubstitutable 'necessary' policy provisions. This dilemma of "ontological compatibility" means that policies can rank favorably on indexes notwithstanding the absence of lynchpin policy provisions. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码：184 / 196
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