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Democratic accountability and international human development : regimes, institutions and resources
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Democratic accountability and international human development : regimes, institutions and resources / Kamran Ali Afzal and Mark Considine.
ISBN
1315766736
1317661338
9781315766737
9781317661337
1138787221
9781138787223
Publication
Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2015.
Physical Description
1 online resource (xvi, 262 pages .)
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Summary
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 we.
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Taylor & Francis. EBA 2024-2025.
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Print version: Afzal, Kamran Ali. Democratic accountability and international human development. Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2015
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
October 04, 2024
Series
Routledge explorations in development studies
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-253) and inex.
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.
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