Es posible medir la corrupción, ¿pero podemos medir la reforma?

Abstract

WHILE NUMEROUS INDICES AND SURVEYS ATTEMPT TO MEASURE CORRUPTION, THERE HAVE BEEN MANY FEWER EFFORTS TO MEASURE REFORM. PERCEPTION INDICES AND OTHER COUNTRY-LEVEL INDICATORS (LIKE THE TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONAL CORRUPTION PERCEPTION INDEX AND THE WORLD BANK'S CORRUPTION CONTROL) WILL NOT SUFFICE: WHILE WORTHWHILE FOR OTHER PURPOSES THEY CANNOT PROVIDE DETAILED FEEDBACK AND ASSESSMENTS. A BETTER APPROACH IS TO GATHER DETAILED GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE INDICATORS: EASILY UNDERSTOOD AND COMPARABLE DATA THAT REFLECT BOTH THE INCENTIVES TO CORRUPTION AND ITS EFFECTS.