Social Sector Development and Governance: Empirical Investigations for Countries and Groups

This volume explores the impact of good governance upon social sectors' development in India and other selected economies of the world.

Economic development in the true sense depends on the development of different social sectors like education, healthcare, gender equality, etc., as well as economic factors. Good governance makes the sectors perform well on the one hand, and helps in economic growth and development on the other. Conversely, bad or weak governance in the form of corruption an...