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a mixed bag in Global Governance indicators
Sri Lanka has only managed to produce a mixed score card in
terms of Global Governance indicators, performing very poorly
on Political Stability & Absence of Violence, Voice &
Accountability and Government Effectiveness, though faring
relatively better on other select indicators.
The global rankings were released yesterday in the updated
version of the World Governance Indicators (WGI) compiled
by World Bank researchers. Sri Lanka scored six in terms of
Political Stability and Absence of Violence & Terrorism,
just above lowest ranked Iraq and far below Singapore’s
high score of 90. In Voice & Accountability, Sri Lanka
was ranked 36th, just below Singapore’s 35th slot and
India’s 59th position. For Government Effectiveness,
Sri Lanka scored 47, whereas Singapore scored high at 100
and that country also scored 99 for Regulatory Quality, on
which Sri Lanka scored 51. In Rule of Law, Sri Lank was ranked
at 56th same as India, as opposed to Singapore’s 95th.
In Controlling Corruption, Sri Lanka scored 57, as opposed
to Singapore’s 96 and India’s 47.
This year’s updated version of the WGI shows many developing
country governments making important gains in Control of Corruption,
and some of them matching rich country performance in overall
governance measures.
“Some countries are making rapid progress in governance,
including in Africa, showing that a measure of ‘Afro-optimism’
is called for”, said co-author of the report and Director
of Governance, World Bank Institute, Daniel Kaufmann, while
acknowledging that, the data also shows large variation in
performance across countries, and even among neighbours within
each continent. “Progress reflects reforms in those countries,
where political leaders, policymakers, civil society and the
private sector view Good Governance and Corruption Control
as crucial for sustained and shared growth.” The Indicators
suggest that where there is commitment to reform, improvements
in governance, can and do occur.
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