Good Governance and Economic Development

Good governance is a prerequisite to development, improving the quality of life, health and ensuring equity. This book examines the interdependency of good governance and economic development by exploring perspectives from the Global North and Global South.

Autorentext

Ramesh Chandra Das is a Professor at the Department of Economics, Vidyasagar University, India with twenty-five years of teaching and research experience in the fields of theoretical and applied economics, environmental economics and political economics.

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Introduction Section I: Good Governance and Economic Development: Perspectives from Global North 1. The Relationship between Good Governance and Human Development: A Cross Country Analysis from High-income Groups 2. Inquiring the Effects of Government Intervention on Gender Life Expectancy Gap in Developed Nations - Theories and Empirics 3. An Empirical Investigation into the Relationships between Governance and Inequality in Selected Market Economies 4. Economic development "success": Good governance or serendipity? Section II: Good Governance and Economic Development: Perspectives from Global South 5. New Public Governance and Inclusive Growth in East Asian Economies 6. Handcuffed Economy and Governance and Development Discourse in Pakistan 7. Roles of Regulatory Quality and Rule of Law upon Crime against Women in India 8. Socioeconomic Governance and Economic Growth in Nigeria 9. Problems and prospects of good governance and economic development in Nepal and geopolitical implications 10. Does good governance matter for development in Bangladesh? 11. Exploring the Interplay of Governance, Growth, ICDS and Child Nutrition in India 12. Good Governance and the role of ICT for Rural Development: A Study of People's Institutions in India Section III: Good Governance and Economic Development: Perspectives from Global North and Global South 13. Priority Analysis of Risks in Renewable Energy Financing for Sustainable Economic Development by Using AHP Technique 14. The Role of Value Added Tax in Accentuating Economic Development: Does Governance Really Matter? 15. Pacifying Role of Education on Political Instability: A Meta Regression Analysis