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Institutions, inequality and development

Ziegler, Maria. (Author).

Summary: The book focuses on the linkages between institutions, inequality and development. It analyzes formal political institutions, in particular the relationship between democracy and human development. It also centers on informal social institutions leading to the exclusion of population groups such as women and indigenous people. To measure these institutions in the case of gender inequality the Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) and its five subindices are proposed and for the indigenous "disadvantage" the indigenous dummy is used. The dissertation shows that formal and informal institutions affect human development, the governance of a society and inequality.

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ISBN: 9783631605417
ISBN: 3631605412
ISBN: 9783653005769
ISBN: 3653005760
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xxii, 202 pages) : illustrations
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Publisher: Frankfurt : Peter Lang, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften, ©2011.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-202).
Formatted Contents Note:	Political Institutions and Human Development -- The Social Institutions and Gender Index -- Gender-Related Social Institutions and Development -- Gender-Related Social Institutions and Corruption -- Health Inequality in Bolivia.
Source of Description Note:	Print version record.