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The e-Participation Index assesses the quality, relevance, usefulness and willingness of government websites for providing online information
and participatory services to the people.In the e-Participation Index 2010, Ukraine has 46th position together with Greece and Uruguay.
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The Government is releasing public data to help people understand how government works and how policies are made. Some of this data is already available, but Opening Up Government brings it together in one searchable website. Making this data easily
available means it will be easier for people to make decisions and
suggestions about government policies based on detailed information.
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Investing Across Borders is the new World Bank Group
initiative comparing regulation of foreign direct investment around the world. It presents quantitative indicators on economies' laws, regulations and practices affecting how foreign companies invest across sectors, start businesses, access industrial land and arbitrate
commercial disputes. Download the full report Investing Across Borders 2010.In particular, among the 20 countries covered by the Investing Across Sectors indicators in Eastern Europe and Central Asia, Ukraine imposes restrictions on foreign equity ownership that are more severe than in most other countries.
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Posted by Allen Mattich, The Wall Street Journal (February 25, 2011)
The Revolting Index of likely candidates for (un)civil
upheaval is composed on the basis of three equally weighted criteria: social
unfairness, propensity to revolt and trigging (in the last case the share
that food makes up as percentage of household final expenditure). In turn, the unfairness component is made up of three data series: Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index, UNDP Human Development Index and GINI Index. Among 85 countries ranked in 2011, Ukraine occupies the 22nd dangerous position.
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