Social Sector Spending, Governance and Economic Development

Economic development depends heavily on the growth of social sectors like education, healthcare, gender equality, as well as factors like income, consumption, investment and trade. This book examines the interlinkages between development, good governance and spending on social growth.

Autorentext

Ramesh Chandra Das is Professor of Economics at Vidyasagar University, West Bengal, India.

Inhalt

Introduction 1. Political Economy Underlying Corruption and Its Macroeconomic Implications: An Introspection

2. Social Credibility and Institutional Informality in the Governance of Public Space: The Commons Perspective 3. Governance, Social Sector Development and Employment in European and Sub-Saharan African Countries 4. Effectiveness of Good Governance on Human Development: Empirical Evidence from Selected Countries in the World 5. Linkages between Social Sector Spending, Governance and Economic Growth: Case Study of India and China 6. Governance, Social Sector Spending and Sustainable Growth in Selected African Countries 7. Is Fiscal Decentralization a Means to Poverty and Inequality Reduction? An IndiaChina Comparative Study 8. The Culture of Corruption in Pakistan and Afghanistan: Impacts on Socio-Economic Profiles 9. Do Emerging Market Economies Have Sustainable Development? A Panel Vector Autoregression Analysis 10. Governance Reforms from a Global Perspective: Some Dimensions 11. Effectiveness of Social-Sector Expenditure and Governance on Economic Development: A Comparative Study between Developing and Developed Economies 12. Some Issues on Health, Urbanization and Wage Inequality in the Aftermath of the Pandemic: An Introspection 13. Healthcare in India with Respect to Sustainable Development Goals: A Comparative Study within South Asian Countries 14. Transformation of Microfinance and Financial as well as Social Inclusion in India 15. Knowledge Deprivation Index: Measurement for the UG Students in Purulia and Paschim Bardhaman Districts of West Bengal, India