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Political Concepts
A Working Paper Series of the Committee on Concepts and Methods
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| Svend-Erik Skaaning, "Measuring the Rule of Law," April 2009 |
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| Abstract | | This paper offers a comparative review of seven rule of law measures. The assessment demonstrates that the differences are not only a question of form, but also of appropriateness. The shortcomings are, among others, restrictions in scope and availability of disaggregate data, insufficient codebooks, and unjustified aggregation procedures. Moreover, the indices tap into two different if related dimensions: quality of the legal system and societal order. Finally, statistical analyses show that if different indices are employed, the results change significantly. These findings suggest that more precaution is required in the development and employment of rule of law measures. |
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