World Governance Indicators WGI by the World Bank

World Governance Indicators (WGI) ﻣﺆﺸﺮﺍﺕ ﺍﻟﺤﻜﻢ ﺍﻟﻌﺎﻟﻤﻲ by the World Bank Ø Period from 1996 to 2008 Ø 212 countries and territories Ø Six aggregate indicators measuring various dimensions of governance ﺍﻷﺒﻌﺎﺩ ﺍﻟﻤﺨﺘﻠﻔﺔ ﺳﺘﺔ ﻣﺆﺸﺮﺍﺕ ﺍﺟﻤﺎﻟﻴﺔ ﻟﻘﻴﺎﺱ ﻟﻠﺤﻜﻢ Ø Range from -2. 5 to 2. 5; 2. 5 the higher the better ﻭﻛﻠﻤﺎ ﻛﺎﻥ ﺃﻌﻠﻰ ﻛﻠﻤﺎ ﻛﺎﻥ ﺫﻟﻚ ﺃﻔﻀﻞ ،2. 5 ﺍﻟﻰ 2. 5 - ﺗﺘﺮﺍﻭﺡ ﻣﺎ ﺑﻴﻦ Ø Based on hundreds of specific and individual variables. ﺗﺴﺘﻨﺪ ﺇﻟﻰ ﻣﺌﺎﺕ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﻤﺘﻐﻴﺮﺍﺕ ﺍﻟﻤﺤﺪﺩﺓ ﻭﺍﻟﻔﺮﺩﻳﺔ Ø Allows for Cross-country comparisons and for measuring progress over time. Ø Developed ﺗﺴﻤﺢ ﻟﻌﻘﺪ ﻣﻘﺎﺭﻧﺎﺕ ﺑﻴﻦ ﺍﻟﺪﻭﻝ ﻭﻗﻴﺎﺱ ﺍﻟﺘﻘﺪﻡ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻓﺘﺮﺍﺕ

Activates 4 1. TRUE / FALSE: Indicate whether these sentences are true (T) or false (F): 1. ( ) Education, health and security are privileges given by the government to the people. 2. ( ) One of the deadly mistakes of organizations is the absence of clear roles and responsibilities. 3. ( )Good governance leads to better economic performance. 4. ( )Public administrators are required to implement policies only. 5. ( )Investment in the human resources is not as important as investment in natural resources of a country. 6. ( )Measuring governance always has an element of expert opinions. 7. ( )Principles of good governance in the economic field emphasize the need to have an open, market-based economy. 8. ( )One of the key goals of public administration is to reflect the government's interests and expectations.

2)- Complete the sentences below with a word from the list: relation – officials – Governance – performance – institutions – responsibilities 1. World …………………. . Indicators were developed by the World Bank. 2. Good governance results in improving the …………………. . of national economy. 3. The role of public ……………. . is that they not only carry out policies but also formulate them. 4. One can see a strong …………………. . between good governance practices and the levels of economic development. 5. Public administrators must have clear …………………. . and roles.

3)- Match a word in list (A) with a word in list (B): A B 1. Unclear ______ a. growth 2. Good ______ b. sector 3. Economic ______ c. officials 4. National ______ d. expectations 5. Public ______ e. impact 6. private ______ f. economy 7. World ______ g. governance 8. Public ______ h. relation 9. Strong ______ i. Bank 10. Positive ______ j. goods

5)- Translate into Arabic : 1. An important characteristic of good governance is the need to develop a strong economy and private sector and to have honest and qualified administrators. ……………………………………. . ………………………………………………………………………