AZG Armenian Daily #132, 14/07/2007
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ARMENIA – BY THE CRITERIA ON EFFICIENCY OF STATE GOVERNMENT
The World Bank Has Conducted A Research Based On Six Criteria
On June 11 the World Bank published its "The criteria on efficiency of
state government in the countries of the world from 1996 to 2006"
report. It concerns to 212 countries and regions. Taking into account
six main criteria the World Bank researchers make up conclusions about
the recorded progresses or regresses in the above-mentioned countries
in those years.
According to the World Bank’s Yerevan Office’s report on the recorded
indices in Armenia, which is based on six criteria, Armenia is in a
good situation only in two spheres.
The recorded 60 points (a 100-point evaluation scale) of 2006 by the
criterion on legislative-normative base, is a little progress as
compared with 2002.
By the criterion on efficiency of the government’s activities in
Armenia a progress is recorded in 2006 as compared with 1998, but the
indices yielded to those of 2002.
In 2006 much progress is recorded by the criterion on political
stability as compared with 1998 and 2002. But we are still below 50
points by this criterion.
By the criterion on corruption-fight the picture is the same. Our
country recorded a progress in this sphere as compared with the
previous years, but we have only 35 points here.
By another criterion on the supremacy of the law, a regress was
recorded during the above-mentioned three years and instead of 40
points of 1998, now we have 37 points.
A tangible regress was recorded also by the criterion on the effect of
the viewpoint of population and state bodies’ accountability, i.e. the
participation level of the citizens in the government, freedom of
speech and press. A progress was recorded in this sphere in 2002 as
compared with 1998, but a regress- in 2006 as compared with 2002. Here
we have the lowest index – 27 points.
The World Bank does not summarize the indices and the countries are
not classified according to the above-mentioned report. That’s why we
can’t say which place Armenia takes according to the summarized
indices.
By Ara Martirosian