Empirical Determinants of Government Efficiency: A Study Based on Objective Indicators
This paper is concerned with two things: finding an objective and easilyquantifiable measure of government efficiency and testing possible determinantsof government quality. As measures of government efficiency, we used ratios ofinfant mortality rate to health expenditures as a percentage of GDP, an...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brazilian Political Science Association
2012-06-01
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| Series: | Brazilian Political Science Review |
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| Online Access: | http://www.bpsr.org.br/index.php/bpsr/article/download/137/128 |
| Summary: | This paper is concerned with two things: finding an objective and easilyquantifiable measure of government efficiency and testing possible determinantsof government quality. As measures of government efficiency, we used ratios ofinfant mortality rate to health expenditures as a percentage of GDP, and ratios ofdrop out and illiteracy rates to education expenditures as a percentage of GDP.We assume that government efficiency in providing health and education servicesdepends on economic, political and cultural factors. |
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| ISSN: | 1981-3821 1981-3821 |