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Journal of Economic Structures

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Table 1 Principal component analysis (PCA) for composite governance

From: Governance, capital flight and industrialisation in Africa

Principal components

Component matrix (loadings)

Proportion

Cumulative proportion

Eigen-value

VA

PS

RQ

GE

RL

CC

First PC (Polgov)

0.707

0.707

–

–

–

–

0.835

0.835

1.671

Second PC

− 0.707

0.707

–

–

–

–

0.164

1.000

0.328

First PC (Ecogov)

–

–

0.707

0.707

–

–

0.939

0.939

1.878

Second PC

–

–

− 0.707

0.707

–

–

0.060

1.000

0.121

First PC (Instgov)

–

–

–

–

0.707

0.707

0.930

0.930

1.861

Second PC

–

–

–

–

− 0.707

0.707

0.069

1.000

0.138

  1. PC principal component, VA voice and accountability, RL rule of law, R.Q regulation quality, GE government effectiveness, PS political stability, CC control of corruption, G.Gov (General Governance) first PC of VA, PS, RQ, GE, RL and CC, Polgov (Political Governance) first PC of VA and PS, Ecogov (Economic Governance) first PC of RQ and GE, Instgov (Institutional Governance) first PC of RL and CC
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