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<DIV><A class=vert_gras href="http://www.brookings.edu/opinions/2009/0629_governance_indicators_kaufmann.aspx" target=_blank>Governance Matters 2009: Learning From Over a Decade of the Worldwide Governance Indicators</A></DIV>
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<DIV><EM>Daniel Kaufmann, Aart Kraay and Massimo Mastruzzi are the authors of the </EM><A href="http://www.brookings.edu/papers/2009/06_governance_indicators_kaufmann.aspx"><B><EM>Governance Matters VIII</EM></B></A><EM> and the new update of the Worldwide Governance Indicators (WGI), which was released today. The WGI constitute one of the largest compilations of cross-country data on governance. The aggregate measures and hundreds of individual indicators. The aggregate measures and hundreds of individual indicators, on which they are based, are publicly available at <A href="http://www.govindicators.org">www.govindicators.org</A>.</EM></DIV>
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<DIV>A. Sofie Jannusch<BR>Catholic Media Council<BR>P.O.Box 10 21 04<BR>52021 Aachen<BR>Fon: **49-241-70 13 12 12<BR>skype: sofie.jannusch<BR>Fax: **49-241-70 13 12 33<BR>Email: <A href="mailto:sofie.jannusch@cameco.org">sofie.jannusch@cameco.org</A><BR>Internet: <A href="http://www.cameco.org">http://www.cameco.org</A></DIV></BODY></HTML>