"The objective of the household survey is to measure the transformational development indicators on nutrition, immunization, education, water, diarrhoea management, household resilience, poorest households and HIV/AIDS. Development programs should aim to be able to use this survey method with a leve
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l of precision and accuracy for measuring these eight indicators. This volume of the Transformational Development Indicators (TDI) field guide explains, step by step, how to design and implement the TDI household survey. Each step in the process is clearly numbered to assist staff in using this guide. Chapters 1-5 describe the actual process of survey implementation, which includes defining the survey and area to be surveyed, preparation of the questionnaire, determination of sample size and the selection of the sample. There are also sections on data collection and bias inherent with this method. Chapter 6 describes the steps involved in data analysis using the software provided by the Development Resources Team (DeRT). The appendices include additional resources that may be useful for training and learning about household survey method, random sampling. It includes sample questionnaires, as well as a glossary and bibliography of survey literature." (Introduction, page 7)
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"In a cross-section of more than 150 countries, Kaufmann, Kraay, and Zoido-Lobatón provide new empirical evidence of a strong causal relationship from better governance to better development outcomes. They base their analysis on a new database containing more than 300 governance indicators compiled
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from a variety of sources. They provide a detailed description of each of these indicators and sources. Using an unobserved components methodology (described in the companion paper by Kaufmann, Kraay, and ZoidoLobatón, “Aggregating Governance Indicators,” Policy Research Working Paper 2195), they then contruct six aggregate indicators corresponding to six basic governance concepts: voice and accountability, political instability and violence, government effectiveness, regulatory burden, rule of law, and graft. As measured by these indicators, governance matters for development outcomes." (Summary findings)
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