ic ators ▁are ▁the ▁World ▁Bank ▁Govern ance ▁Sur ve ys , ▁which ▁are ▁country ▁level ▁govern ance ▁assess ment ▁tools ▁developed ▁by ▁the ▁World ▁Bank ▁Institute . ▁ ▁Crit ic isms ▁ ▁The ▁World wide ▁Govern ance ▁Ind ic ators ▁offer ▁a ▁useful ▁snapshot ▁of ▁some ▁per ception s ▁of ▁a ▁country ’ s ▁quality ▁of ▁govern ance ▁but ▁research ers ▁have ▁pointed ▁out ▁significant ▁problems ▁in ▁their ▁construction . ▁These ▁crit iques ▁have ▁been ▁extens ively ▁re but ted ▁by ▁the ▁W G I ▁authors ▁in ▁several ▁publications . ▁ ▁These ▁critics ▁have ▁claimed ▁that ▁users ▁often ▁fail ▁to ▁take ▁into ▁account ▁or ▁are ▁not ▁aware ▁of ▁their ▁limitations . ▁Crit ic isms ▁include : ▁▁ ▁Not ▁reprodu cible : ▁Many ▁of ▁the ▁indic ators ▁underlying ▁each ▁source ’ s ▁ratings , ▁are ▁not ▁published . ▁ ▁To o ▁complex : ▁The ▁W G I ▁“ Control ▁of ▁Cor ruption ” ▁uses ▁ 2 3 ▁combinations ▁of ▁sources ▁just ▁for ▁East ▁Europe ▁and ▁Central ▁Asia . ▁The ▁she er ▁number ▁and ▁divers ity ▁of ▁indic ators , ▁produced ▁by ▁others , ▁in ▁a ▁single ▁W G I ▁make ▁it ▁very ▁difficult ▁to ▁understand . ▁ ▁Ar bitr ary : ▁For ▁example , ▁W G I ▁use ▁the ▁indicator ▁“ Environment al ▁reg ulations ▁hurt ▁compet it iveness ” ▁from ▁the ▁World ▁Econom ic ▁Forum ’ s ▁Executive ▁Op in ion ▁Survey , ▁but ▁ignore ▁that ▁Survey ’ s ▁several ▁questions ▁that ▁give ▁high ▁ratings ▁to ▁countries ▁with ▁a ▁high ▁standard ▁of