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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.

Economic development. --- Social institutions. --- Institutions, Social --- Social systems --- Sociology --- Social structure --- Development, Economic --- Economic growth --- Growth, Economic --- Economic policy --- Economics --- Statics and dynamics (Social sciences) --- Development economics --- Resource curse --- Bolivia --- Development --- Gender --- Health --- Indigenous population --- Inequality --- Institutions --- Ziegler

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"Institutions are a major field of interest in the study of development processes. The authors contribute to this discussion concentrating our research on political institutions and their effect on the non-income dimensions of human development. First, they elaborate a theoretical argument why and under what conditions democracies compared to autocratic political systems might perform better with regards to the provision of public goods. Due to higher redistributive concerns matched to the needs of the population democracies should show a higher level of human development. In the following they analyze whether our theoretical expectations are supported by empirical facts. The authors perform a static panel analysis over the period of 1970 to 2003. The model confirms that living in a democratic system positively affects human development measured by life expectancy and literacy rates even controlling for GDP. By analyzing interaction effects they find that the performance of democracy is rather independent of the circumstances. However, democracy leads to more redistribution in favor of health provision in more unequal societies. "--World Bank web site.

Democracy --- Economic development. --- Economic aspects.

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Economic surveys --- Business cycles --- -AA / International- internationaal --- 331.060 --- 331.00 --- 331.061 --- 305.2 --- Economic cycles --- Economic fluctuations --- Cycles --- Financial crises --- Congresses --- Beïnvloeding van de economische bewegingen: algemeenheden. --- Economische bewegingen: algemeenheden. --- Economische vooruitzichten. --- Statistieken van de conjunctuur. --- Conferences - Meetings --- AA / International- internationaal --- Surveys --- Statistieken van de conjunctuur --- Economische bewegingen: algemeenheden --- Beïnvloeding van de economische bewegingen: algemeenheden --- Economische vooruitzichten --- Economic surveys - Congresses --- Business cycles - Congresses