The Quality of Government
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The Quality of Government

Corruption, Social Trust, and Inequality in International Perspective

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eBook - ePub

The Quality of Government

Corruption, Social Trust, and Inequality in International Perspective

About this book

The relationship between government, virtue, and wealth has held a special fascination since Aristotle, and the importance of each frames policy debates today in both developed and developing countries. While it's clear that low-quality government institutions have tremendous negative effects on the health and wealth of societies, the criteria for good governance remain far from clear.
 
In this pathbreaking book, leading political scientist Bo Rothstein provides a theoretical foundation for empirical analysis on the connection between the quality of government and important economic, political, and social outcomes. Focusing on the effects of government policies, he argues that unpredictable actions constitute a severe impediment to economic growth and developmentā€”and that a basic characteristic of quality government is impartiality in the exercise of power. This is borne out by cross-sectional analyses, experimental studies, and in-depth historical investigations. Timely and topical, The Quality of Government tackles such issues as political legitimacy, social capital, and corruption.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Copyright
  3. Title Page
  4. Dedication
  5. Contents
  6. Preface and Acknowledgments
  7. Chapter 1. What Is Quality of Government?
  8. Chapter 2. Quality of Government: What You Get
  9. Chapter 3. Corruption: The Killing Fields
  10. Chapter 4. Creating Political Legitimacy: Representative Democracy versus Quality of Government
  11. Chapter 5. Curbing Corruption: The Indirect ā€œBig Bangā€ Approach
  12. Chapter 6. Quality of Government and the Welfare State
  13. Chapter 7. The Low Trustā€“Corruptionā€“Inequality Trap
  14. Chapter 8. Quality of Government and Social Trust: Two Experiments
  15. Chapter 9. The Tale of Two Countries: Democratic Jamaica versus High Quality of Government Singapore
  16. Chapter 10. Preventing Societies from Self-Destructing
  17. Notes
  18. References
  19. Index