294 Journal of the Spanish Institute for Strategic Studies N. 6 / 2015 • The Failed States Index,47 which is the result of adding twelve variables from http://revista.ieee.es/index.php/ieee each country. • The International Organization for International Transparence creates an index to evaluate the perception of corruption in each country, measured on a scale from zero to ten. This index is based on reports from experts, and thus, is largely subjective.48 • The Institute for Economics and Peace elaborates the Global Peace Index, an indicator that measures the level of peace in a country or region. It is based on 23 indicators that permit assessing the degree of violence.49 This institute also elaborates the Global Terrorism Index, which classifies 162 countries, by the number of terrorist incidents, deaths, injuries and damages.50 • The Freedom House Institute elaborates the index of Freedom in the World which is produced from the union of the variables about political rights and civil liberties.51 • The index of Economic Freedom in the World52 is elaborated by several organisms, among which the Fraser Institute stands out. The index measures the level of economic freedom in five large areas: the size of the State; judicial system and guarantee of property rights; monetary solidity; international trade freedom; and regulation. • The World Bank created the global governance indicators. Through a series of annual reports, the changes in the evolution of government issues in the different countries are projected, measuring various groups of variables, combining them as follows: 1) Accountability that measures the willingness of the citizens to participate and demand complying with the commitments from those who govern. 2) Political stability and absence of violence, which measures the 47 THE FUND FOR PEACE. The Failed States Index 2013. Acquired July 30, 2014 at: http://ffp. statesindex.org/rankings-2013-sortable. 48 INTERNATIONAL TRANSPARENCY SPAIN (2014). Acquired November 2, 2014at: http:// www.transparencia.org.es/. 49 INSTITUTE FOR ECONOMICS AND PEACE (2014). Global Peace Index. Acquired November 3, 2014 at: http://economicsandpeace.org/research/iep-indices-data/global-peace-index. 50 INSTITUTE FOR ECONOMICS AND PEACE (2014) Global Index on de Terrorism 2014. Acquired November 4, 2014 at: http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/indice-global-de-terrorismo- 2014-282991061.html.. 51 FREEDOM HOUSE (2014). Freedom in the World 2013. Acquired November 5, 2014 at: https:// freedomhouse.org/sites/default/files/FIW%202013%20Booklet_0.pdf. 52 GWARTNEY, J.; LAWSON, R y HALL, J. Economic Freedom in the World 2013. Mexico: Fraser Institute, Mexico, 2014.
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