Table 3 Data Description at Country-Level
From: Impact of global financial crunch on financially innovative microfinance institutions in South Asia
Country-level variables | Definition | Mean | Median | SD | 75th% | 25th% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Country political practice measures | ||||||
ACPPI | Average of three dimensions of political practices | 35.5 | 35.9 | 10.3 | 41.3 | 26.7 |
Corruption Management | The limit to which public power is utilized for achieving private interests and profits. | 30.9 | 30.2 | 13.9 | 46.5 | 20.2 |
Accountability | Extent of citizens’ partnership in the selection of their government freedom of speech and media rights | 38.9 | 41.9 | 15.6 | 53.2 | 26.9 |
Political stability | The chance of government destabilization by violent measures | 25.1 | 23.3 | 15.2 | 31.9 | 12.1 |