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Democratic Accountability and International Human Development

Kamran Afzal | Mark Considine
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accountability impact on human development
Aid Dependent States
Amartya Sen
Argentina
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autocratic
Botswana
capabilities
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Central Government
Central Government Spending
citizens
Colonial Administration
comparative political analysis
cross-country case studies
Democratic Accountability
Dummy Groups
Dummy Variables
education
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Foreign Aid
Gdp Ratio
General Government Spending
government
health
Human Development Outcomes
ICRG's Measure
ICRG’s Measure
India
institutional accountability
Intercept Coefficients
Life Expectancy Outcomes
military
Military Expenditures
Natural Resource Rich States
Nontax Revenues
Pakistan
poverty alleviation
Primary Completion Rate
Public Resource Mobilisation
public sector governance
Public Spending
Public Spending Patterns
Regression
Regression Models
resource allocation policy
Socioeconomic Development
Sub-Saharan
Sustainable development
tax revenue
taxation
taxation and development
Tertiary Education
World Bank's WDI Database
World Bank’s WDI Database

Product details

  • ISBN 9781138057210
  • Weight: 453g
  • Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
  • Publication Date: 10 Apr 2017
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
  • Publication City/Country: GB
  • Product Form: Paperback
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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 states arrive at these decisions, analysing how democratic accountability influences public spending and impacts on human development.

The book shows how the broader paradigm of democratic accountability – extending beyond political democracy to also include bureaucratic and judicial institutions as well as taxation and other modes of resource mobilisation – can best explain how states allocate public resources for human development. Combining cross-country regression analysis with exemplary case studies from Pakistan, India, Botswana and Argentina, the book demonstrates that enhancing human capabilities requires not only effective party competition and fair elections, but also a particular nesting of public organisational structures that are tied to taxpaying citizens in an undisturbed chain of accountability. It draws out vital lessons for institutional design and our approach to the question of human development, particularly in the less developed states.

This book will be of great interest to postgraduate students and researchers in the fields of political economy, public policy, governance, and development. It also provides valuable insights for those working in the international relations field, including inside major aid and investment organisations.
About Kamran Afzal | Mark Considine
Kamran Ali Afzal is a career civil servant in Pakistan and has served on a range of administrative and policymaking positions over the past twenty years. He earned his PhD in political economy from the University of Melbourne, Australia, and his areas of interest include public policy, governance, public finance, and social development. Mark Considine is Professor of Political Science and Dean of Arts, University of Melbourne, Australia. His research interests include public governance studies, comparative social policy, reform of higher education and public service reform.　

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