Release 1.0 database (SPSS file) available here:

- LAI_data_v6_temp2 (.sav):

• Number of local governments (39 countries, 1990-2014);
• Weighted full coding of the LA 11 variables (PS and EPD containing 12 components) (39 countries, 1990-2014);
• The 39 countries covered divided into 11 country groups;
• Mean of the respective LA 11 variables;
• Standardised LA 11 variables;
• Mean and 5-years period mean of standardised LA 11 variables;
• Weighted 7 dimensions of the LAI (39 countries, 1990, 1995, 2000, 2005, 2010, 2014);
• LAI and Weighted LAI (D_LAI) (39 countries, 1990, 1995, 2000, 2005, 2010, 2014);
• Standardised and weighted LAI 7 dimensions;
• Mean and 5-years period mean of standardised and weighted LAI 7 dimensions;
• Various constructions of the LAI and LAI with standardised and weighted variables and dimensions (39 countries, 2014);
• Variables related to the topics of local democracy and local efficiency;
• Context variables;
• Variables of other indices of decentralisation.

 For more information, see the downloadable LAI_Codebook of the related variables_v6 !