Democratic Accountability and International Human Development

Name: Democratic Accountability and International Human Development
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Democratic Accountability and International Human DevelopmentRegimes, institutions and resources\nAuthor(s): Kamran Afzal, Mark Considine\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138787223, 978-1138787223\nSynopsis\nScholars 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.\n\nThe book shows how the broader paradigm of democratic accountability extending beyond political democracy to also include bureaucratic and judicial institutions as well as taxation and other modes of resource mobilisation can best explain how states allocate public resources for .