Cargando…

Democratic Accountability and International Human Development : Regimes, institutions and resources /

Scholars and policymakers have long known that there is a strong link between human development and spending on key areas such as education and health. However, many states still neglect these considerations in favour of competing priorities, such as expanding their armies. This book examines how st...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Afzal, Kamran Ali (Autor), Considine, Mark, 1953- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London ; New York : Routledge, 2015.
Colección:Routledge explorations in development studies.
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The centrality of the human development approach
  • Traversing the known : potential determinants of public spending and performance
  • Democratic accountability and public spending on human development : a theoretical construction
  • What really drives human development spending and outcomes? : regression analysis, methods and data
  • Why governments differ in spending on human development
  • From increased democratic accountability to better human development outcomes
  • Pakistan and India : of military ballads and popular ballots
  • Botswana : a miracle of institutions
  • Argentina : a tale told by taxation
  • Conclusion : ending a story to begin another.