Measuring what matters: Why every nation needs a capacity index

Last week, I argued that modern governance suffers from a curious blind spot. We measure almost everything that governments produce, yet devote remarkably little attention to measuring the institutional capability that produces those outcomes. GDP, Inflation and others are indispensable indicators,

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Measuring what matters: Why every nation needs a capacity index

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