▁with ▁advoc acy ▁tools ▁for ▁policy ▁reform ▁and ▁monitoring . ▁The ▁indic ators , ▁and ▁the ▁underlying ▁data ▁behind ▁them , ▁are ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁current ▁research ▁and ▁opinions ▁that ▁have ▁rein for ced ▁the ▁experiences ▁and ▁observations ▁of ▁reform - mind ed ▁individuals ▁in ▁government , ▁civil ▁society , ▁and ▁the ▁private ▁sector , ▁that ▁good ▁govern ance ▁is ▁key ▁for ▁development . ▁Their ▁growing ▁recognition ▁of ▁the ▁link ▁between ▁good ▁govern ance ▁and ▁successful ▁development , ▁as ▁empir ical ▁evidence ▁suggests , ▁has ▁stim ulated ▁demand ▁for ▁monitoring ▁the ▁quality ▁of ▁govern ance ▁across ▁countries ▁and ▁within ▁individual ▁countries ▁over ▁time . ▁V irt ually ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁individual ▁data ▁sources ▁underlying ▁the ▁aggregate ▁indic ators ▁are , ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁aggregate ▁indic ators ▁themselves , ▁public ly ▁available . ▁ ▁The ▁World wide ▁Govern ance ▁Ind ic ators ▁are ▁a ▁compilation ▁of ▁the ▁per ception s ▁of ▁a ▁very ▁diverse ▁group ▁of ▁respond ents , ▁collected ▁in ▁large ▁number ▁of ▁surve ys ▁and ▁other ▁cross - country ▁assess ments ▁of ▁govern ance . ▁Some ▁of ▁these ▁instruments ▁capture ▁the ▁views ▁of ▁fir ms , ▁individuals , ▁and ▁public ▁officials ▁in ▁the ▁countries ▁being ▁ass essed . ▁O thers ▁reflect ▁the ▁views ▁of ▁N GO s ▁and ▁aid ▁don ors ▁with ▁considerable ▁experience ▁in ▁the ▁countries ▁being ▁ass essed , ▁while ▁others ▁are ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁assess ments ▁of ▁commercial ▁risk - rating ▁ag encies . ▁ ▁A ▁complement ary ▁vision ▁of ▁the ▁macro - level ▁World wide ▁Govern ance ▁Ind