Political Institutions and Human Development : Does Democracy Fulfill its 'Constructive' and 'Instrumental' Role?

Political Institutions and Human Development : Does Democracy Fulfill its 'Constructive' and 'Instrumental' Role?

Institutions are a major field of interest in the study of development processes. The authors contribute to this discussion concentrating our research on political institutions and their effect on the non-income dimensions of human development. Fir...

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Main Authors: Vollmer, Sebastian, Ziegler, Maria
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
Published: 2012
Subjects:
ADVERSE EFFECTS
AMOUNT OF MONEY
AVERAGE INCOME
BULLETIN
CANDIDATES
CHECKS
CITIZENS
COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE
CONSTITUENT
CONTRIBUTION
CULTURAL CHANGE
DEMOCRACIES
DEMOCRACY
DEMOCRATIC CONTROL
DEMOCRATIC REGIMES
DEMOCRATIC SYSTEMS
DEPENDENT VARIABLE
DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DEVELOPING COUNTRY
DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
DEVELOPMENT OUTCOMES
DIRECT DEMOCRACY
DISADVANTAGED GROUPS
DISTRIBUTION OF INCOME
DISTRIBUTION OF WEALTH
DISTRIBUTIVE POLITICS
EARNINGS
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
ECONOMIC POLICY
ECONOMIC REVIEW
ELECTIONS
ELECTORATE
EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS
EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE
EMPIRICAL FINDINGS
EMPIRICAL INVESTIGATIONS
EMPIRICAL RESEARCH
EQUAL SOCIETIES
EQUALIZING IMPACT
EXPLANATORY VARIABLE
EXPLANATORY VARIABLES
FINANCIAL SUPPORT
FREE EXPRESSION
FREE SPEECH
GLOBAL POLICY
GLOBALIZATION
GOVERNANCE INDICATORS
GOVERNANCE ISSUES
HEALTH SECTOR
HEALTHY LIFE
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
HUMAN WELFARE
ILLITERACY
ILLITERACY RATE
IMPERFECT INFORMATION
INCOME
INCOME COMPONENTS
INCOME DISTRIBUTION
INCOME DISTRIBUTIONS
INCOME GROUPS
INCOME INEQUALITY
INDIVIDUAL NEEDS
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
LABOUR MARKET
LAWS
LEVEL OF DEVELOPMENT
LEVEL OF EDUCATION
LIFE EXPECTANCIES
LIFE EXPECTANCY
LITERACY RATES
LIVING STANDARD
LOW INCOME
LOW-INCOME
MACROECONOMICS
MARKET FAILURES
MEAN INCOME
MEDIAN INCOME
MEDIAN VOTER
MEDIAN VOTER HYPOTHESIS
MODERNIZATION
NATURAL RESOURCES
NEGATIVE COEFFICIENT
NEGATIVE EFFECT
NEGATIVE IMPACT
NEGATIVE SIGN
NOURISHMENT
OUTPUT
OUTPUTS
POLICY ANALYSIS
POLICY FORMULATION
POLICY RESEARCH
POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
POLITICAL ARENA
POLITICAL DEMOCRACY
POLITICAL ECONOMY
POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS
POLITICAL OPPOSITION
POLITICAL POWER
POLITICAL RIGHTS
POLITICAL SCIENCE
POLITICAL STABILITY
POLITICAL SYSTEM
POLITICAL SYSTEMS
POOR GROWTH
POOR PEOPLE
POOR POLICIES
POSITIVE EFFECT
POSITIVE IMPACT
POSITIVE RELATIONSHIP
PRO POOR
PROBABILITY
PRODUCTIVITY
PROGRESS
PROPERTY RIGHTS
PUBLIC DEBATE
PUBLIC DEMAND
PUBLIC ECONOMICS
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE
PUBLIC EXPENDITURES
PUBLIC FINANCE
PUBLIC GOODS
PUBLIC POLICIES
PUBLIC PROVISION
PUBLIC SECTOR
PUBLIC SERVICE
PUBLIC SERVICES
PUBLIC SPENDING
QUALITY OF LIFE
REDISTRIBUTIVE EFFECTS
REDISTRIBUTIVE POLICIES
REDUCING POVERTY
REGIONAL DUMMIES
REPRESENTATIVES
RESEARCH EFFORTS
RESPECT
RULE OF LAW
SAVINGS
SAVINGS RATE
SERVICE PROVISION
SIGNIFICANT IMPACT
SOCIAL CAPITAL
SOCIAL SERVICES
SOCIOECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
TAX
TAX RATE
VALUABLE
VOTING PUBLIC
WAR
WARS
WORTH
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