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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Main Author: Francisca Guedes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Brazilian Political Science Association 2012-06-01
Series:Brazilian Political Science Review
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Online Access:http://www.bpsr.org.br/index.php/bpsr/article/download/137/128