Political corruption Political corruption is the use of legislated powers by government officials for illegitimate private gain. Misuse of government power for other purposes, such as repression of political opponents and general police brutality, is not considered political corruption. Neither are illegal acts by private persons or corporations not directly involved with the government. An illegal act by an officeholder constitutes political corruption only if the act is directly related to their official duties. Political_corruption
Rule of law The rule of law, also called supremacy of law, is a general legal maxim according to which decisions should be made by applying known principles or laws, without the intervention of discretion in their application. This maxim is intended to be a safeguard against arbitrary governance. The word "arbitrary" (from the Latin "arbiter") signifies a judgment made at the discretion of the arbiter, rather than according to the rule of law. Rule_of_law
Regulatory economics Regulatory economics is the economics of regulation, in the sense of the application of law by government that is used for various purposes, such as centrally-planning an economy, remedying market failure, enriching well-connected firms, or benefiting politicians (see capture). It is not considered to include voluntary regulation that may be accomplished in the private sphere. Regulatory_economics
Worldwide Governance Indicators Based on a long-standing research program of the World Bank, the Kaufmann-Kraay-Mastruzzi Worldwide Governance Indicators capture six key dimensions of governance (Voice & Accountability, Political Stability and Lack of Violence, Government Effectiveness, Regulatory Quality, Rule of Law, and Control of Worldwide_Governance_Indicators
Daniel Kaufmann Daniel Kaufmann is Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution and was previously Director at the World Bank Institute, leading the work on Governance and Anti-Corruption. He was born in Chile where he grew up in the fifties and sixties, then he went on to undergraduate studies in Economics and Statistics at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, and then on to graduate studies at Harvard, where he received his Ph.D. Daniel_Kaufmann
Outline of Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda (Spanish for Ancient and Bearded) is an island nation located in the eastern Caribbean Sea, on the sea's boundary with the Atlantic Ocean. There are two major islands - Antigua () and Barbuda (), which are close neighbors within the middle of the Leeward Islands, roughly 17 degrees north of the equator. Outline_of_Antigua_and_Barbuda
Freedom of speech Freedom of speech is the freedom to speak freely without censorship or limitation. The synonymous term freedom of expression is sometimes used to denote not only freedom of verbal speech but any act of seeking, receiving and imparting information or ideas, regardless of the medium used. Freedom_of_speech