The Societal Infrastructures and Development Project

The Societal Infrastructures and Development project (SID) is the Cline Center for Democracy’s signature research enterprise.  It is a multifaceted, global project that addresses one of the most perplexing challenges of the twenty-first century: How can we design national institutions to improve the standard of living for people throughout the world? 

• Introduction and Overview
• Data Flow Diagram
• Conceptual Models
  • Conceptual Framework
  • Democracy Barometer
  • Free Enterprise Barometer
  • Rule of Law Barometer
• Cross Cutting Projects
  • Event Analysis
  • Comparative Constitutions Project
• Thematic Projects
  • Free Trade
  • Central Bank Independence
  • Census of Administrative Agencies
  • Political Regimes and Elections
  • Media Structures
  • Legislative Capacity
  • Legal Infrastructure
  • Natural Resources
  • Crop and Livestock
  • Environmental Quality