Democratic accountability and international human development : regimes, institutions and resources /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Afzal, Kamran Ali
Corporate Author:	Ebook Library
Other Authors:	Considine, Mark, 1953-
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2015.
Subjects:	Economic development > Social aspects. Human capital. Public welfare. Finance, Public. Welfare economics. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

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.