Gilbert POLS 102 Spring 2024: Country Assignment #1

Full profiles provide an instant guide to history, politics and economic background of countries and territories, and background on key institutions.
Includes audio and video clips from BBC archives.

The BTI is the result of the collaboration of nearly 300 country and regional experts from leading universities and think tanks worldwide. The project analyzes and compares transformation processes towards democracy and inclusive market economy worldwide.

A comprehensive resource of facts and statistics on more than 250 countries and other entities. Older editions can be found at this site.

An authoritative reference work, providing a wealth of detailed information on the political, economic and commercial institutions of the world. Last edition available is 2011.

Each volume provides a vast range of background material, statistics, directory information and expert analysis of the social, political and economic situation for each of the individual countries within that region.

Each volume provides a vast range of background material, statistics, directory information and expert analysis of the social, political and economic situation for each of the individual countries within that region.

Each volume provides a vast range of background material, statistics, directory information and expert analysis of the social, political and economic situation for each of the individual countries within that region.

Each volume provides a vast range of background material, statistics, directory information and expert analysis of the social, political and economic situation for each of the individual countries within that region.

Each volume provides a vast range of background material, statistics, directory information and expert analysis of the social, political and economic situation for each of the individual countries within that region.

Freedom House is a leading advocate of the world's young democracies, which are coping with the debilitating legacy of statism, dictatorship, and political repression.

The International Crisis Group is an independent organisation working to prevent wars and shape policies that will build a more peaceful world.

Timely and thorough coverage of political controversies and political parties.

Select a country, then scroll down to the Universal Periodic Review--the most comprehensive of the reports.

Classification of political regimes as democracy and dictatorship. Classification of democracies as parliamentary, semi-presidential (mixed) and presidential. Classification of dictatorships as military, civilian and royal.

Measures various indices of political freedom around the world. Separate reports on democracy, press freedom, and internet freedom are also available.

Dataset informing the book How Dictatorships Work by Barbara Geddes, Joseph Wright, and Erica Frantz.

Annual Polity scores have been plotted for each of the 167 countries currently covered by the Polity V data series for the period 1800-2018.

Combines political, economic and social indicators to measure the fragility of nations around the world, 2006-present.

Income inequality measurements for much of the world from Our World in Data.

Is the Pandemic Decreasing State Capacity?

The CPI ranks 180 countries and territories around the world by their perceived levels of public sector corruption. The results are given on a scale of 0 (highly corrupt) to 100 (very clean).

Data on Voice and Accountability, Political Stability and Absence of Violence, Government Effectiveness,
Regulatory Quality, Rule of Law, and Control of Corruption for over 200 states from 1996 to the present.

The HDI was created to emphasize that people and their capabilities should be the ultimate criteria for assessing the development of a country, not economic growth alone. The Human Development Index (HDI) is a summary measure of average achievement in key dimensions of human development: a long and healthy life, being knowledgeable and have a decent standard of living.